Men 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.
Description
1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Subject
American Red Cross--People; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914; Ludlow (Colo.); Fires--Colorado--Ludlow; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow; Mining--Colorado--Ludlow; Ruins--Colorado--Ludlow
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710063219
Notes
Condition: 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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