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Deputy army in the first strike at Cripple Creek

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Call NumberP-1999CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1894SummaryDeputy Army sent to suppress the first miner's labor strike in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Several men stand in a long line, many hold rifles. Two uniformed men are on horseback; another man in uniform stands behind them. Tents and houses in background.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 10 x 16 cm (4 x 6 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894Cripple Creek (Colo.)Horseback riding--Colorado--Cripple CreekMilitary officers--Colorado--Cripple CreekMilitias--Colorado--Cripple CreekMiners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple CreekGeographic AreaCripple Creek (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171999Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: Scratches and spots on print. Photographer's information printed on back of print with: "Omaha, Chicago, Denver, Kan. City, Great Rock Island Route, Best Line Between Chicago and the Rockies. Solid Vestibuled Trains and Through Dining Cars."; Title penciled on back of print. Vintage photographic print. R7001719995

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