Call NumberP-1909CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1894SummaryMembers of the Rear Guard of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose at Midland, Teller County, Colorado. Some men shoulder rifles, others wear armbands with crosses. Three men lie on a pile of bedrolls and other supplies. The tracks of the Midland Terminal railroad stand near a two story wooden building. Prominent signs read: "[T]erm[inal] Ho[tel]" and "Wines Liquor and Cig".Physical Description1 copy photonegative : nitrate ; 8 x 13 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on mat board ; 12 x 20 cm (4 1/2 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectMidland Terminal RailwayCripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894Midland (Colo.)Militia--Colorado--MidlandMiners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple CreekRailroad tracks--Colorado--MidlandCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171909Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.Poley's perfection views.NotesFormerly F-7733; Printed on mat board: "Great Rock Island Route Omaha Chicago Kan. City Denver Best Line Between Chicago and the Rockies. Solid Vestibuled Trains and Through Dining Cars."; Title from stamp in nitrate negative. Vintage photographic print. Written on mat board: "see dup file" "First strike at Cripple Creek part of the Deput Army" "probably before 1900". R7001719092
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Rear Guard at Midland (1894). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 21/05/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1047220
