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- Colonel Davis seated in front of his tent in the main militia camp at Trinidad.
- Colonel Davis of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, poses by his tent in a camp near Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Colorado National Guard
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, walk through a forested area with their rifles aimed, probably near Ludlow or Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Soldiers at Ludlow
- Colorado National Guard ride horses at the UMW camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; they have a man in custody. Tents and snowy mountains are in the background.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Colo National Guard Trinidad Colorado
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, pose near a cannon in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Spectators are nearby.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Artillery...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Colo. National Guard Trinidad Colorado
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, pose by a cannon in a camp near Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Civilian spectators look on.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Artillery...
- [1913 or 1914]
- George S. Minot at age 20 Pvt Signal Corps, Colorado National Guard Trinidad, Colorado.
- Private George S. Minot of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, poses outside in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. He wears an ammunition belt and holster with his uniform.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad...
- November, 1913
- Main bridge below Ludlow - shotgun point to turn back train
- UMWA coal miners sit by a bridge on Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, while on strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Newspaper men and women in Forbes under white flag
- Two reporters, one holds a white flag, observe the ruins of a coal mine operation burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Flags of truce--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- [1914?]
- Forbes
- Several newspaper men with a white flag observe the ruins of a coal mine operation burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Flags of truce--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- [1914?]
- Forbes
- View of the railroad switchyard in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows miners, mining ore cars, wire spools, and frame or stone buildings.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Mine...
- 1914
- Forbes, Colorado
- View of houses in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; also shows ore car trestles.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- [1914?]
- Forbes, Colorado
- View of houses and mining sheds in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows a store or warehouse, miners houses, and a parked automobile.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows miner's cabins, a store or warehouse, and ore car tracks.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows a store and miners' houses.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- [1914?]
- Forbes
- View of a mining administration building in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of metal shop buildings in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows miners, a water trough, and wagons.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ore processing sheds and barns flank a ditch in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- A man smokes a pipe, holds his horse's reins, and sits in his wagon, in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF mining labor strike against CF&I. An ore loading trestle is in the background.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Horse...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of a garage in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows wagons and miner's houses.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ruins of a coal mine operation with machinery burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ruins of a coal mine operation with machinery burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado shows:
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ruins of a coal mine operation burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I in Forbes, (Las Animas County), Colorado shows: stone foundation, fences, corrugated metal siding.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ruins of a coal mine, with a ventilator fan and housing, burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes, Colorado
- A miner in bib overalls holds a horse by the bridle, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- [1914?]
- Forbes
- Ruins of a coal mine attacked by UMF labor strikers against CF&I, in Forbes, Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows buildings and lumber.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal Mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914 April 28
- Forbes
- Ruins of a coal mine attacked by UMF labor strikers against CF&I, in Forbes, Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows wheels of a hoist apparatus.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal Mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914 April 28
- Forbes
- Ruins of a coal mine attacked by UMF labor strikers against CF&I, in Forbes, Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows stone foundations, shacks, and stream.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal Mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914 April 28
- Forbes
- Ashes of a burned building cover stone foundations in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, after the UMF mining labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Foundations--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of burned house foundations in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, after the UMF labor strike against CF&I; also shows men by sheds and ore car tracks.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Burned house foundations are by miners' sheds in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, after the UMF labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ruins of coal mine buildings with stone foundations burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ruins of coal mine buildings, with stone foundations and corrugated metal siding, burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ruins of a coal mine building, with a stone foundation and bricks, burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ruins of a stone building burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ruins of a stone building, with stove and barrels, burned in the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ruins of a coal mine, and a ventilation fan and housing burned during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of damage from the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado; shows a stone foundation of a burned house, and a privy.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of a miner's house, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of a stone (mining administrator?) residence in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows miners' houses. One has an enclosed porch.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- [1914?]
- Forbes, Colorado
- View of miners' cabins in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; also shows ore cars.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- [1914?]
- Forbes
- View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows miners' cabins, a wagon, and road grade.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of a miner's house in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- [1914?]
- Forbes
- View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows mine ore processing sheds, ore cars and tracks, and mine administration buildings.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Mine...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of ore cars, mining sheds, and a trestle, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- [1914?]
- Forbes
- View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows mining ore car tracks and switches, processing sheds, and tracklaying machinery.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of metal wreckage in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, after the UMF mining labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Forbes
- View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; also shows surrounding plains and sandstone bluffs.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Forbes
- Ore cars and miners are on switch yard tracks in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; tracklaying machinery is by sheds.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914