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Water tower north of Ludlow looking east into the tent colony

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Call NumberX-60541Date1914SummaryMembers of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMWA strike against CF&I, pose outdoors near the water tower on Water Tank Hill near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. Two men crouch near an automatic rifle on a tripod; one man is on horseback.Physical Description1 copy negative : film ; 18 x 13 cm (7 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 14 x 8 cm (5 1/2 x 3 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado. National Guard--Colorado--LudlowColorado Fuel and Iron Company--StrikesUnited Mine Workers of America--StrikesCoal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914Ludlow (Colo.)Coal mining--Colorado--LudlowHorseback riding--Colorado--LudlowMilitia--Colorado--LudlowMiners' strikes--Colorado--LudlowMining--Colorado--LudlowRifles--Colorado--LudlowWater towers--Colorado--LudlowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710060541Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: corner of print torn, piece missing. Formerly F11918. Title hand-written on back of print. R7100605411

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Water tower north of Ludlow looking east into the tent colony