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Battery "B" Colorado National Guard just target practice near Ludlow.

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Call NumberX-60557SummaryMembers of Battery B of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, shoot canons for target practice near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado.Physical Description1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado Fuel and Iron Company--StrikesColorado. National Guard--Colorado--LudlowUnited Mine Workers of America--StrikesCoal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914Ludlow (Colo.)Cannons--Colorado--LudlowMilitias--Colorado--LudlowMiners' strikes--Colorado--LudlowMining--Colorado--LudlowRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710060557Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromGeo. S. Minot MS Collection WHD DPL.NotesTitle and "The guns were never used against the strikers; however 'target practice' was an implied threat." typed on back of print. R7100605576

CollectionPhotographs - Western History

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes

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