Capt. Smith's Veteran Company, Insley Guards: Major N. E. Insley [graphic]
Creator
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
Date
1894
Summary
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 aprons and pans sit on the barricade. The army, mostly sheriffs and former policemen, assembled to suppress the first mining strike in the district.
Description
1 photoprint on mat board ; 12 x 20 cm. (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.; Poley's perfection views.
Subject
Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894; Cripple Creek (Colo.); Barricades--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Cooks--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Smith, Captain--Staff.
Geographic Area
Cripple Creek (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
H. S. Poley.
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: ZZR700172000
Notes
Photographer's information printed on back of print with: "Omaha, Chicago, Denver, Kan. City, Great Rock Island Route, Best Line Between Chicago and the Rockies. Solid Vestibuled Trains and Through Dining Cars."; Printed on front of print: "Camp Boynton Beaver Park".; Title printed on front of negative.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on back of print: "The deputy army in the First Strike, Cripple Creek District."; R7001720001
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