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View of Red Cross Society on arrival at Ludlow

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Call NumberX-63219CreatorDold, Lewis R.Date1914 April-MaySummaryMen and women of the Red Cross stand in the ruins of the Ludlow tent colony (Las Animas County), Colorado after a fire set by the Colorado National Guard. Shows the burned ruins of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) camp for coal miners established during the 1913-1914 strike against the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I). Remains include: bed frames, pots, pans, wash tubs, ovens, barrels, tent frames, and mattress frames.Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAmerican Red Cross--PeopleColorado Fuel and Iron Company--StrikesUnited Mine Workers of America--StrikesCoal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914Ludlow (Colo.)Fires--Colorado--LudlowMiners' strikes--Colorado--LudlowMining--Colorado--LudlowRuins--Colorado--LudlowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710063219Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: print discolored. Formerly F21106. Handwritten on back of print: "Trinidad Red Cross, Tent Colony."; Title and "B" hand-lettered on original negative and reproduced in print. R7100632191

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