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Title:
Life in the coal mine camps of Walsenburg title Life in the coal mine camps of Walsenburg 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:
Coal miners -- Colorado -- History -- 20th century subject Coal miners -- Colorado -- History -- 20th century Subject false
Subject:
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- History -- 20th century subject Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- History -- 20th century Subject false
Subject:
Quality of life -- United States -- History subject Quality of life -- United States -- History Subject false
Subject:
Walsenburg (Colo.) subject Walsenburg (Colo.) Subject false
Subject:
Coal miners -- Personal narratives subject Coal miners -- Personal narratives Subject false
Subject:
Martinez, Silverio (Shorty) subject Martinez, Silverio (Shorty) Subject false
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Children -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century subject Children -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century Subject false
Description:
00:00 Biondi Brothers talk about their store 10:00 Other miners talking - no audio 20:00 Kids used to steal watermelons and coal 30:00 How the town was named Walsenburg 40:00 Talking about the bosses, mostly from England, Scottland, and Wales 50:00 Most miners had milk cows and hogs 60:00 Miners were paid in gold or paper "gold backs" 1:01:30 End description 00:00 Biondi Brothers talk about their store 10:00 Other miners talking - no audio 20:00 Kids used to steal watermelons and coal 30:00 How the town was named Walsenburg 40:00 Talking about the bosses, mostly from England, Scottland, and Wales 50:00 Most miners had milk cows and hogs 60:00 Miners were paid in gold or paper "gold backs" 1:01:30 End Description false
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Description:
Miners remember various aspects of life in the Walsenburg mine camps. As children they had chores, sold milk or newspapers, and collected and sold junk. For fun they swam in irrigation ditches, played ball, and picked fights with kids from other camps. By 1930 seventeen was the minimum age to work in a mine but many lied about their age, and some companies employed them at age 10 or 12. Later memories are of being cheated by the weighman, miners carrying all their money in their lunch buckets, and bootleg whisky, which was often buried in the ground during the Prohibition. Walsenburg still had something of the Old West. Later the KKK was active and quite powerful. They recall details about Shorty Martinez, Penitent Catholics, and working as cowboys in the summer. description Miners remember various aspects of life in the Walsenburg mine camps. As children they had chores, sold milk or newspapers, and collected and sold junk. For fun they swam in irrigation ditches, played ball, and picked fights with kids from other camps. By 1930 seventeen was the minimum age to work in a mine but many lied about their age, and some companies employed them at age 10 or 12. Later memories are of being cheated by the weighman, miners carrying all their money in their lunch buckets, and bootleg whisky, which was often buried in the ground during the Prohibition. Walsenburg still had something of the Old West. Later the KKK was active and quite powerful. They recall details about Shorty Martinez, Penitent Catholics, and working as cowboys in the summer. Description false
Description Type:
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Publisher:
University of Colorado Boulder Archives publisher University of Colorado Boulder Archives Publisher false
Contributor:
Biondi, Mr. (1) contributor Biondi, Mr. (1) Contributor false
Contributor:
Biondi, Mr. (2) contributor Biondi, Mr. (2) Contributor false
Date:
2/4/1978 date 2/4/1978 Date false
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Identifier:
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Language:
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Coverage (Spatial):
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Life in the coal mine camps of Walsenburg

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Life in the coal mine camps of Walsenburg