(5051) Ludlow Massacre, "Death Pit," 1914

A view of the "Death Pit" in the Ludlow tent colony, where the remains of eleven children and two women killed during the Ludlow Massacre were found.

Pits were dug throughout the colony to provide shelter to the families of the striking miners when gunfights broke out. On April 20, 1914, a day-long fight ensued, resulting in the destruction of the camp. The victims found in this pit were asphyxiated and burned to death when the tent above them caught fire and trapped them underground.