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The Western Federation of Miners went on strike in 1903, sparking a bitter fifteen-month struggle with mine owners and the Colorado National Guard. Many died and hundreds of union members were deported in one of the most violent labor disturbances in state history.
Location:
Cripple Creek
Place:
Pikes Peak
Date:
1903
Source:
Denver Post
Copyright Notes:
Image courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History/Genealogy Department.