Call NumberZ-12048SummaryA member of the Colorado National Guard sits in a log reinforced bunker and fires his tripod mounted machine gun against UMW strikers near Ludlow (Las Animas County), Colorado. The gun uses an ammunition belt; a box for ammunition, blankets and a package of pipe tobacco are near the gun. The soldier wears a broad brimmed hat. The members of the UMW were on strike against CF & I.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 13 x 17 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado Fuel and Iron Company--StrikesColorado. National Guard.United Mine Workers of America--StrikesLudlow (Colo.)Machine gunsMilitiasMiners' strikesCoal strike, Colo., 1913-1914.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711012048Type of MaterialPhotographic printsNotesTitle penciled on verso of print. R7110120489DonorE. Doyle.
National Guardsman & machine gun being fired on miners. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 20/06/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1131310
