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Colorado Coal Project
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Coal mining methods and conditions and the Columbine Massacre
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Coal mining methods and conditions and the Columbine Massacre
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Margolis, Eric, 1947-
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Margolis, Eric, 1947-
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McMahan, Ronald L.
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McMahan, Ronald L.
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Coal mines and mining
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Coal mines and mining
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Denver post
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Denver post
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Coal miners--Personal narratives
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Coal miners--Personal narratives
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United Mine Workers of America--History--20th century
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United Mine Workers of America--History--20th century
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Interviews
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Columbine Mine (Weld County, Colo.)
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Columbine Mine (Weld County, Colo.)
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Coal miners--Labor unions--Colorado--History--20th Century
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Coal miners--Labor unions--Colorado--History--20th Century
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Coal miners--Colorado--History--20th century
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Industrial Workers of the World
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Industrial Workers of the World
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Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
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Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
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Roche, Josephine A. (Josephine Aspinwall), 1886-1976
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Roche, Josephine A. (Josephine Aspinwall), 1886-1976
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Description:
Retiree, Charles Bottinelli talks about his life as a coal miner, which began at age 16. He recounts not being paid for "dead work" and being charged for dynamite. He describes techniques and machines that were used, such as the puncher and cutter. These led to miners being paid by the hour rather than by the tonnage. The only way families survived was through credit given by local businesses during the summer, when there was little work, and by gathering discarded coal in the winter. He talks about differences between the IWW and the U.M.W.A and recalls the Wobbly-led strike of 1927, which many people supported but the Denver Post did not. He gives an account of the Columbine Massacre, where guards killed and wounded striking miners. He lauds the decency of Josephine Roche, president of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. After two bad accidents, he quit mining.
description
Retiree, Charles Bottinelli talks about his life as a coal miner, which began at age 16. He recounts not being paid for "dead work" and being charged for dynamite. He describes techniques and machines that were used, such as the puncher and cutter. These led to miners being paid by the hour rather than by the tonnage. The only way families survived was through credit given by local businesses during the summer, when there was little work, and by gathering discarded coal in the winter. He talks about differences between the IWW and the U.M.W.A and recalls the Wobbly-led strike of 1927, which many people supported but the Denver Post did not. He gives an account of the Columbine Massacre, where guards killed and wounded striking miners. He lauds the decency of Josephine Roche, president of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. After two bad accidents, he quit mining.
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University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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Contributor:
Bottinelli, Charles
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Bottinelli, Charles
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Date:
1984-12-09
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1984-12-09
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Text
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narv_coloradoCoal_transBottinelli.pdf
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English
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Colorado (United States, North America) (first order administrative divisions)
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1908/1956
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1908/1956
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Columbine Mine (Weld, Colorado, United States, North America) (mine)
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Columbine Mine (Weld, Colorado, United States, North America) (mine)
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Louisville (Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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Louisville (Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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