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Call NumberP-1929CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1894SummaryThe Black members of Company K of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors and aim rifles at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand in front of pitched tents. Two men hold U. S. flags. The men wear ammunition belts, hats, and metal canteens. Another group of men stands nearby and looks on.Physical Description1 copy photonegative : nitrate ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on mat board ; 12 x 19 cm (5 x 7 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAfrican Americans--Military service--Colorado--Teller CountyCripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894Teller County (Colo.)Military camps--Colorado--Teller CountyMilitias--Colorado--Teller CountyMiners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple CreekGeographic AreaTeller County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171929Type of MaterialGroup portraitsNitrate negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.Poley's perfection views.NotesFormerly F-12932; 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: "Showing some of the negroes in the Deputy Army in the first strike at Cripple Creek 1894-" "probably before 1900". R7001719296

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