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Title:
Driving mules in Weld County coal mines (pt. 1 of 3) title Driving mules in Weld County coal mines (pt. 1 of 3) Title false
Creator:
Margolis, Eric, 1947- creator Margolis, Eric, 1947- Creator false
Creator:
McMahan, Ronald L. creator McMahan, Ronald L. Creator false
Subject:
Coal mines and mining subject Coal mines and mining Subject false
Subject:
Ludlow Massacre, Colo., 1913-1914 subject Ludlow Massacre, Colo., 1913-1914 Subject false
Subject:
Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969 subject Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969 Subject false
Subject:
Coal miners -- Colorado -- History -- 20th century subject Coal miners -- Colorado -- History -- 20th century Subject false
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Quality of life -- United States -- History subject Quality of life -- United States -- History Subject false
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Coal mine accidents -- Colorado -- History subject Coal mine accidents -- Colorado -- History Subject false
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Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937 subject Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937 Subject false
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Coal miners -- Personal narratives subject Coal miners -- Personal narratives Subject false
Description:
A retired coal miner talks about his mining days, which began when he was 15 years old. He worked at numerous mines, wherever there was work, mostly as a mule team driver. He expounds on work hours, his pay, lunch pails, and meeting Mr. Rockefeller. Winters were spent in tents with wooden floors and a stove and miners miners worked ten hours per day. In the summer there was little mining work. Miners took on other jobs and families went into debt. He explains digging and loading procedures and talks about the dangers of mining the gassy plain mines of central Colorado. He recalls explosions in Monarch, Hastings, and Berwind mines. He gives a brief description of the events surrounding the Ludlow Massacre, at which he was shot. Convinced that only with a union would miners improve their situation, he did some organizing in Wyoming and was blacklisted for 2 years. description A retired coal miner talks about his mining days, which began when he was 15 years old. He worked at numerous mines, wherever there was work, mostly as a mule team driver. He expounds on work hours, his pay, lunch pails, and meeting Mr. Rockefeller. Winters were spent in tents with wooden floors and a stove and miners miners worked ten hours per day. In the summer there was little mining work. Miners took on other jobs and families went into debt. He explains digging and loading procedures and talks about the dangers of mining the gassy plain mines of central Colorado. He recalls explosions in Monarch, Hastings, and Berwind mines. He gives a brief description of the events surrounding the Ludlow Massacre, at which he was shot. Convinced that only with a union would miners improve their situation, he did some organizing in Wyoming and was blacklisted for 2 years. Description false
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Transcript begins 18 min. into video 20 min: His early life driving mules, after leaving Italy = p. 2 of pdf 30 min: Memories of Ludlow massacre; his involvement with the union = p. 8 of pdf 40 min: Difficulties due to summer mine closures; the Monarch explosion = p. 14 of pdf 50 min: Dangers of mining; high value place on mining mules = p. 20 of pdf 60 min: Those crippled or widowed by mining accidents; involvement in the union = p. 26 of pdf description Transcript begins 18 min. into video 20 min: His early life driving mules, after leaving Italy = p. 2 of pdf 30 min: Memories of Ludlow massacre; his involvement with the union = p. 8 of pdf 40 min: Difficulties due to summer mine closures; the Monarch explosion = p. 14 of pdf 50 min: Dangers of mining; high value place on mining mules = p. 20 of pdf 60 min: Those crippled or widowed by mining accidents; involvement in the union = p. 26 of pdf Description false
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Publisher:
University of Colorado Boulder Archives publisher University of Colorado Boulder Archives Publisher false
Contributor:
DeSantis, Dan, 1896-1981 contributor DeSantis, Dan, 1896-1981 Contributor false
Date:
1/19/1978 date 1/19/1978 Date false
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Coverage (Spatial):
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Coverage (Spatial):
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Driving mules in Weld County coal mines (pt. 1 of 3)

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Driving mules in Weld County coal mines (pt. 1 of 3)