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Life in the coal mine camps of Walsenburg
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Margolis, Eric, 1947-
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McMahan, Ronald L.
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Coal mines and mining
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Coal miners--Colorado--History--20th century
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Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--History--20th century
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Quality of life--United States--History
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Walsenburg (Colo.)
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Coal miners--Personal narratives
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Martinez, Silverio (Shorty)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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Contributor:
Biondi, Mr.
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Biondi, Mr.
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Date:
1978-02-04
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Title: Walsenburg coal miner stories (pt.1 of 2)
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Title: Images of coal miners, Walsenburg, and Pictou Mine
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Coverage (Spatial):
Walsenburg (Huerfano, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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Walsenburg (Huerfano, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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Coverage (Temporal):
1900/1960
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