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National Guardsman shooting at strikers

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Call NumberX-63220CreatorDold, Lewis R.Date1914SummaryA man, identified as a member of the Colorado National Guard, crouches with a rifle behind a pile of rubble. The man wears a cowboy hat, overalls, sweater, and leather gloves. The charred barricade appears to be remains of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Ludlow tent colony which burned during the 1913-1914 strike against the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I).Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado. National Guard--PeopleColorado Fuel and Iron Company--StrikesUnited Mine Workers of America--StrikesCoal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914Ludlow (Colo.)Barricades--Colorado--LudlowFires--Colorado--LudlowMilitias--ColoradoMiners' strikes--Colorado--LudlowMining--Colorado--LudlowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710063220Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: print discolored. Formerly F26453. Title handwritten on back of print. R7100632206

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