Image Number441-14Date1893-1894DescriptionMen in civilian clothing holding rifles stand in two lines next to railroad with two-story wooden-frame “Terminal Hotel” in the background. Next to hotel entrance is a storefront advertising wines, liquors and cigarettes. One man is wearing a white armband with a medical cross marked on it. Three erected tents appear on the left side of the photo|on the right three men recline on a pile of rolled-up canvas tents. Printed on bottom "|Rear Guard at Midland."| Printed on back "|Great Rock Island Route / Best Line Between Chicago and the Rockies. Solid Vestibuled Trains and Through Dining Cars. Poley's Perfection Views. Colorado Springs, Colorado."|PhotographerPoley, Horace S., 1863-1949LocationCripple Creek (Colo.)SubjectCripple Creek (Colo.)--HistoryMilitiasStrikes and lockouts--MinersNotes Mounted on cardstock. Thanks to J Richards of Colorado Springs for background research on this image.CollectionCripple Creek Labor Disturbance Photographs (1893-94)PublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictOriginal FormatPhotographsPhysical Description7 1/2 x 41/2 b&w printRightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/. You may use items from PPLD’s digital collections freely for private study, research and educational purposes. Any other use, including reproduction, publication or exhibition, should be requested through Regional History & Genealogy at PPLD. Proper credit and citation should accompany any use of these materials.