Call NumberP-2298CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1894SummaryMembers of Captain Smith's Veteran Company and members of the Insley Guards led by Major H. E. Insley, part of the opposition to the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors near a trench at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men aim rifles. Two men sit in front of the trench and hold pans on long wooden handles.Physical Description1 photoprint on mat board ; 12 x 19 cm (5 x 7 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894Cripple Creek (Colo.)Militias--Colorado--Cripple CreekMiners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple CreekMining--Colorado--Cripple CreekInsley, H. E.--StaffSmith, Captain--Staff.Geographic AreaCripple Creek (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700172298Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesPrinted on back of print: "Omaha Chicago Kan. City Denver Great Rock Island Route Best Line Between Chicago and The Rockies. Solid Vestibuled Trains and Through Dining Cars."; Stamps visible in photoprint: "Capt Smiths Veteran Company" and "Insley Guards Major H. E. Insley". Title from stamp in photoprint. Written on back of mat board: "Companys of the Deputy Army- First strike at Cripple Creek" "probably before 1900"; R7001722980
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Camp Boynton Beaver Park (1894). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 19/03/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1056619
