Three women, wives of striking coal miners, and their children stand outside of a tent at the Ludlow colony, the site of the coal strikes and the subsequent massacre, in Ludlow, Colorado in Las Animas County.
The election was held August 19, 1861. Data was taken from Poll Books Volumes 1, 2 and 3. These books area also on microfilm at the Colorado State Archives, 1313 Sherman St. Room 120, Denver, Colorado 80203.