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Ludlow strike Federal troops unloading at Ludlow, Colorado.

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Call NumberX-60576SummaryMembers of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, that include Homer Lockett, stand near the railroad depot in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. The 11th Cavalry was called in at the request of Colorado Governor Ammons, to restore order in the coal fields after the Ludlow Massacre at the time of the United Mine Worker's strike against Colorado Fuel & Iron.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 11 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado Fuel and Iron Company--StrikesUnited Mine Workers of America--StrikesCoal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914Cavalry--Colorado--LudlowMiners' strikes--Colorado--LudlowMining--Colorado--LudlowRailroad stations--Colorado--LudlowLockett, HomerUnited States. Army. Cavalry, 11th.Geographic AreaLudlow (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710060576Type of MaterialPhotographic printsNotesTitle and "Figure in foreground, a full Colonel, most probably Homer Lockett, commanding 11th U.S. Cavalry, sent to Colorado from Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, arriving May 2-6, 1914 at Trinidad, Colorado" hand-written on back of print. R7100605762DonorEd Doyle

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