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Call Number	X-9529
Title	(Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.
Summary	The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors has been broken out, torn shingles lie on the roof, a wall of the building has been broken down, and debris fills the exposed room. A sign reads "Independence" is on the building. Two women look in a broken window, two men lean against the building, and a group of men and women watch two workmen with shovels work near the train tracks.
Date	[1904?]
Notes	"(See Collier's June 25-1904 similar photograph.) p. 11."; Formerly F10058.; Photoprint is dirty and has paper fragments glued to back.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; Vintage photographic print.; R7100095292
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 10 x 11 cm. (4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Subject	Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910. Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910. Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
Source	Source: Luise Weiss, Holywood, Calif.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR710009529
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F10058 DPLW
Filename	10009529.tif

(Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.

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