Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 8, 1920 August
- CU War protesters
- Students at the University of Colorado at Boulder carry hand lettered signs: "Strike! protest the genocide in Vietnam," "On strike protest Nixon and his war in insanity," "On Strike no more war," "Stop the atrocities in Asia and on campus on...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Students--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus); Vietnamese Conflict,...
- 1970
- Picketing Karl's Liquors
- Jesús Valderrama pickets Karl's Liquors for the sale of Gallo Wine at West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. He holds a sign that reads: "AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Union Picket. Please Don't Scab. Huelga." A young girl, the daughter of the owner of...
- Karl's Liquors (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Girls.; Liquor stores.; Boycotts.; Pickets.; Valderrama,...
- [between 1973 and 1975?]
- Striking lettuce workers
- Striking workers with the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) pray near a Mobil gas station during the Finerman lettuce strike in Center (Saguache County), Colorado. A photographer stands with the men, one man holds a sign that reads: "Farm Labor...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Center (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Strikes.; Agricultural laborers.; Prayer.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1972]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 6 and 7, 1920 June-July
- Leroy "Korn" Maes
- Leroy "Korn" Maes, leader of the United Farm Workers of America (United Farm Workers) strike against the Finerman Lettuce Company poses with some children in Center (Sagauache County), Colorado. He has long hair, and a bushy mustache.
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Agricultural laborers' unions.; Maes, Leroy--Pictorial works.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1970?]
- Hospital Corps. Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- The Hospital Corps of the Deputy Army, there to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men, which include Dr. Tucker, stand in a camp and field hospital of the Deputy Army, near pitched...
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Emergency medical services--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Hospitals--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Medical personnel--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Teller...
- 1894
- Western History Subject Index
- Strikes. Colorado. Cripple Creek. 1903-1904
- Lettuce strike, Center, Colo.
- A member of the United Farm Workers of America stands beside his wife and holds his baby probably during a lettuce strike in Center (Saguache County), Colorado.
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Center (Colo.))--1970-1980.; Migrant agricultural laborers.; Infants.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1970?]
- Lettuce strike, Center, Colo.
- Members and supporters of the United Farm Workers of America join the lettuce strike against Finerman Company in Center (Saguache County), Colorado. Men and women stand neat the side of a highway. Some wear berets and armbands with the United Farm...
- Mel Finerman Company--People--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Center (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Migrant agricultural laborers.; Mel Finerman Company--Pictorial...
- [1971?]
- Victor strike
- Western Federation of Miners workers stand in a group and hold rifles in an empty lot during a strike in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men and women watch on the sidewalk of 4th (Fourth) Street. Shows houses, mine buildings, and a freight train...
- Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1904 June 6?]
- Military camp near Stratton's Independence mine
- Camp Goldfield, Cripple Creek, Colorado, headquarters of the Colorado National Guard during the Western Federation of Miners labor strike. Shows: tents, mining buildings, and smokestacks.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Cripple...
- 1903
- Miners on strike and the Colorado National Guard
- Miners on strike and members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, stand near a Colorado & Southern Railway (C&S) boxcar and hold an American flag near Ludlow, 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.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Western History Subject Index
- Labor
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Newsletter
- Camp Boynton, Beaver Park
- Outdoor scene of Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado; shows members of the Deputy Army, horses and wooden wagons in a tent camp during the Cripple Creek miner's strike of 1894; shows Big Bull Mountain.
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1893.; Big Bull Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Soldiers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Strike line
- Mining trucks and men block a road in Colorado, possibly in Uravan. This may be a strike line at a mining company.
- Miners' strikes--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Capt. Browns Leadville company
- Capt Brown's Leadville Company, Deputy Army, poses outdoors near Big Bull Mountain, Teller County, Colorado; they were brought in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894. The men hold rifles and wear hats. One man holds a U. S. flag. A...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Brown,...
- 1894
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- Members of the Deputy Army militia brought in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, stand near the "mess" at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. Men stand, sit, and eat near an outdoor kitchen surrounded by a wooden rail fence. The men...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Company K. Capt Browns Leadville Company
- Captain Brown's Leadville Company and Company K. of the Deputy Army militia, sent to suppress the 1894 Cripple Creek Strike, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand and kneel, some shoulder rifles while others take aim....
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Cavalry company
- The cavalry company of the Deputy Army militia, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors on horseback at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The mounted cavalrymen hold rifles and wear hats. Governor Davis H....
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- 1894
- Company M. Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- Members of Company M of the Deputy Army, sent in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors near Big Bull Mountain, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men shoulder rifles and wear hats. Other members of the Deputy Army stand...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Capt. Smith's Veteran Company, Insley Guards: Major N. E. Insley [graphic]
- Captain Smith's Deputy Army Veteran Company pose at Camp Boynton in Beaver Park, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado. A row of men kneel behind a dirt barricade, another row of men stand behind them, all hold rifles. Two cooks with...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barricades--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cooks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- 1894
- Cavalry company
- The Deputy Army, sent to suppress the first miner's labor strike in Cripple Creek, assembles at camp, Teller County, Colorado. The men pose in a line on horseback and hold rifles; one man is in front of the line.
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- 1894
- Rear Guard at Midland
- Members of the Rear Guard of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose at Midland, Teller County, Colorado. Some men shoulder rifles, others wear armbands with crosses. Three men lie on a pile of bedrolls and other...
- Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Midland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Midland--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1894
- Company K Capt. Browns Leadville Company
- Captain Brown's Leadville Company and Company K. of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the 1894 Cripple Creek Strike, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, near Gillett, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand and kneel, some shoulder rifles while others...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple...
- 1894
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- The Black members of Company K of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors and aim rifles at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand in front of pitched tents. Two men hold U. S....
- African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller...
- 1894
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- Members of Captain Smith's Veteran Company and members of the Insley Guards led by Major H. E. Insley, part of the opposition to the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors near a trench at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado....
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Insley, H....
- 1894
- Refugees of Ludlow Tent Coloney [sic] at Trades Assembly Hall, Trinidad, Colorado
- Coal miners, women, boys, girls, and babies posing at the Trades Assembly Hall, in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, are homeless because of the UMWA strike against CF&I, in nearby Ludlow.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914 April 22
- Strikers at San Raphael
- Coal miners prepare to confront federal troops during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, in Camp San Rafael, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. They hold rifles, with pistols in their ammunition belts, and wear kerchiefs in support of the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- Strikers at Trinidad awaiting federal troops
- Coal miners prepare to confront federal troops during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. They hold rifles, with pistols in their ammunition belts, and wear kerchiefs in support of the strike.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- Miners at Trinidad awaiting federal troops
- Coal miners prepare to confront the federal troops during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. They hold rifles, with pistols in their ammunition belts, and wear kerchiefs in support of the strike.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- Strikers at San Raphael
- Coal miners prepare to confront the federal troops during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, in Camp San Rafael, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. They hold rifles, with pistols in their ammunition belts, and wear kerchiefs in support of the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- Striker at San Raphael
- A coal miner identified as Rade Tepavich prepares to confront the federal troops during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. He holds a rifle, a pistol in his ammunition belt and wears a kerchief in support...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1913 or 1914
- Zanetell tent at Forbes tent colony
- Striking coal miners and their families pose near Joe Zanetell's tent during the UMW labor strike against CF & I. at Forbes Camp near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado The people are identified (left to right) as: 1) an unidentified man, 2)...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Ludlow striker
- Lawson [?], a coal miner on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, hoists a barbed-wire wrapped fencepost with a pulley in the UMW tent colony.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barbed wire--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914 November 1st
- 11th U.S. Cavalry
- Members of the 11th U.S. Cavalry unload supplies from a boxcar on the Colorado & Southern Railway near Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The troops were called in at the request of Colorado Governor Ammons, to restore order in the coal fields...
- Colorado and Southern Railway.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [1914]
- Maj. Holbrook in charge of Federal troops
- Major Willard A. Holbrook, commander of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, poses near a railroad car in either Trinidad or Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. The 11th Cavalry was called in at the request of Colorado Governor Ammons, to restore order in the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cavalry--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- April 29, 1914
- Forbes
- View of Forbes Mine ruins, after 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.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Union Station during strike
- A man in an overcoat and hat holds a box and walks through Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Interior view of the depot during a labor strike shows empty wooden waiting booths, luggage carts in an aisle, metal lockers and paintings of trains.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Strikes. Colorado
- Picket at Karl's Liquors
- Mike Wilzoch pickets Karl's Liquors for the sale of Gallo Wine at West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. He holds a sign that reads: "AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Union Picket. Please Respect the Picket Line Huelga." A young boy, the son of the owner of...
- Karl's Liquors (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boys.; Liquor stores.; Boycotts.; Pickets.; Wilzoch,...
- [1972]
- Farm workers in front of trailer
- Jerry Ryan, with a beard and dark eyeglasses, and Jesús Valderrama, with an umbrella, members of the United Farm Workers Union of America and three supporters stand in front of a trailer in front of the Super Serve Drugs on West 44th...
- Super Serve Drugs (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Agricultural...
- [1975]
- UFW rally, Center, Colo.
- United Farm Workers of America members and supporters hold a rally for the lettuce workers who are on strike against the Finerman Company in Center (Saguache County), Colorado. Men, an African American and a Hispanic American, stand on a stage and...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; African Americans--1970-1980.; Center (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations.; Strikes.; Agricultural laborers.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.;...
- [1971?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Numbers 9 and 10, 1919 September-October
- Cavalry Scouts. Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- Members of the Deputy Army, there to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. Men stand and are on horseback near pitched tents. Some men hold rifles or pistols. All men wear hats.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Military scouts--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Militia - camp @ Altman from west. Bull Hill
- View of a military encampment at Altman, Teller County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike; shows soldiers, tents, mine tailings, felled timber, businesses and houses. The Western Federation of Miners had their headquarters in Altman.
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Cripple Creek strike
- Company G, First Regiment of Fort Collins, pose with rifles, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. The uniformed militia used the Midland Sampler building "12" as a barracks during the Western Federation of Miners strike.
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Firearms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.;...
- 1903 September 5
- Cripple Creek strike
- Uniformed militia in Camp Goldfield, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, headquarters of the Colorado National Guard during the Western Federation of Miners strike. Shows: horses, tents, mining structures, buildings and flume.
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Miners'...
- 1903 September 5