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Frank Snyder

Case from Ludlow, CO dated Apr 20, 1914

Victim Details

Frank Snyder

Male

Ludlow

CO

1914-04-20

11

Frank

Snyder

07/02/2026

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On April 20, 1914, amidst the escalating tensions of a coal miners' strike in Ludlow, Colorado, a young boy named Frank Snyder was killed. The eleven-year-old male was inside his family's tent at the Ludlow tent colony, a makeshift home for the striking miners and their families. For much of that day, a fierce battle raged between the striking coal miners and the Colorado National Guard, forcing many, including the Snyder family, to take shelter in pits dug beneath their tents to escape the indi ...
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  • Ludlow Massacre - Wikipedia
  • The 1914 Ludlow Massacre - Intermountain Histories
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    I've been delving into the Ludlow Massacre, and one detail that really struck me was about young Fra... ...Read More
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    I recently came across the story of young Frank Snyder while digging into the Ludlow Massacre, and I... ...Read More
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