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Call NumberP-2540CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Datecirca 1894SummaryThe Deputy Army Militia assembles at a military camp for the first miner's labor strike in the Cripple Creek District, 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 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894Cripple Creek (Colo.)Horseback riding--Colorado--Cripple CreekMilitary camps--Colorado--Cripple CreekMilitias--Colorado--Cripple CreekMiner's strikes--Colorado--Cripple CreekGeographic AreaCripple Creek (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700172540Type of MaterialNitrate negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: Stains, scratches on negative. Copy of P-1999. Title supplied by cataloger. R7001725409

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