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A miner's life: from Wales to Utah (Part 1 of 2)
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Margolis, Eric, 1947-
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84 year-old former miner, Thomas Biggs talks about his life in Utah. His Mormon family left Wales in 1910, where he had worked in tin works at 12 and mining at 14. He and his father became miners in Carbon County mines in Utah. Many family members had been killed in the 1900 mine explosion there. He himself once suffered numerous fractures from being buried under coal. He also accidentally chopped his thumb off while cutting timber for mine securement. He was drafted and fought in France. His Mormon wife, whom he knew from childhood, came to the U.S. in 1928. They both relate the ups and downs of the mining town life. Biggs compares coal and mining techniques in Wales and Utah. He stresses that miners were better off in Wales far sooner because unions achieved improvements. The couple talks about their present life, their family, and being Mormon.
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84 year-old former miner, Thomas Biggs talks about his life in Utah. His Mormon family left Wales in 1910, where he had worked in tin works at 12 and mining at 14. He and his father became miners in Carbon County mines in Utah. Many family members had been killed in the 1900 mine explosion there. He himself once suffered numerous fractures from being buried under coal. He also accidentally chopped his thumb off while cutting timber for mine securement. He was drafted and fought in France. His Mormon wife, whom he knew from childhood, came to the U.S. in 1928. They both relate the ups and downs of the mining town life. Biggs compares coal and mining techniques in Wales and Utah. He stresses that miners were better off in Wales far sooner because unions achieved improvements. The couple talks about their present life, their family, and being Mormon.
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University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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Biggs, Mabel
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Biggs, Thomas, 1893-1981
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1978-04-27
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Argonne (Grand Est, France, Europe) (general region)
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1900/1978
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