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Colorado Coal Project
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Colorado Coal Project
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Colorado Coal Project
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Title:
Louie Bruger interview
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Louie Bruger interview
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Creator:
Margolis, Eric, 1947-
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Margolis, Eric, 1947-
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00101170
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McMahan, Ronald L.
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McMahan, Ronald L.
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94033808
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Subject:
Coal mines and mining--Colorado
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Coal mines and mining--Colorado
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97002598
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Coal mines and mining
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Coal mines and mining
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http://id.worldcat.org/fast/865355
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United Mine Workers of America
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United Mine Workers of America
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Coal miners--Children--Colorado
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Coal miners--Children--Colorado
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Subject:
Labor unions--United States--History
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Labor unions--United States--History
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009128284
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Subject:
Working class--United States
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Working class--United States
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85073664
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Subject:
Interviews
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Interviews
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Subject:
Industrial Workers of the World
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Industrial Workers of the World
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http://id.worldcat.org/fast/545991
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Subject:
Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--Colorado
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Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--Colorado
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85128770
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Labor disputes--Colorado
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Labor disputes--Colorado
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Subject:
Roche, Josephine A. (Josephine Aspinwall), 1886-1976
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Roche, Josephine A. (Josephine Aspinwall), 1886-1976
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http://id.worldcat.org/fast/280095
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Subject:
Coal miners--Personal narratives
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Coal miners--Personal narratives
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Description:
Interview with Louis (Louie) Bruger, in which he describes the dangers of mine work, explaining how his granddad died in a mining accident when his leg was caught in a machine and torn off. He tells anecdotes about the pranks that the miners would pull on one another and mentions the variety of immigrants that worked in the mines-Greeks, Austrians, and others. Bruger also tells his take on the companies that were the big players in his time: Rocky Mountain Fuel Company and Standard, and what happened when the United Mine Workers of America union and the "Wobblies" (Industrial Workers of the World), came into the equation. He tells about what was happening in the company when it was run by John Roche and the changes that Josephine Roche put into play. He talks about strike conditions, how some mines put in machine guns, and how they hired scabs to do the work when the miners refused to work.
description
Interview with Louis (Louie) Bruger, in which he describes the dangers of mine work, explaining how his granddad died in a mining accident when his leg was caught in a machine and torn off. He tells anecdotes about the pranks that the miners would pull on one another and mentions the variety of immigrants that worked in the mines-Greeks, Austrians, and others. Bruger also tells his take on the companies that were the big players in his time: Rocky Mountain Fuel Company and Standard, and what happened when the United Mine Workers of America union and the "Wobblies" (Industrial Workers of the World), came into the equation. He tells about what was happening in the company when it was run by John Roche and the changes that Josephine Roche put into play. He talks about strike conditions, how some mines put in machine guns, and how they hired scabs to do the work when the miners refused to work.
Description
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Description Type:
summary
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summary
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Publisher:
University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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Contributor:
Bruger, Louis
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Bruger, Louis
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Date:
[1970s]
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[1970s]
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Type:
Text
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Text
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Format:
application/pdf
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Identifier:
narv_coloradoCoal_transBruger.pdf
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narv_coloradoCoal_transBruger.pdf
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Language:
English
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English
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Coverage (Spatial):
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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false
Coverage (Temporal):
1908/1984
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1908/1984
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false
Coverage (Spatial):
Frederick (Weld, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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Frederick (Weld, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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false
Coverage (Spatial):
Lafayette (Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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Lafayette (Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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false
Coverage (Spatial):
Monarch Number One Mine (Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America) (mine)
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Monarch Number One Mine (Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America) (mine)
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false
Coverage (Spatial):
Morrison Mine (Weld, Colorado, United States, North America) (mine)
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Morrison Mine (Weld, Colorado, United States, North America) (mine)
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false
Coverage (Spatial):
Simpson Coal Mine (Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America) (mine)
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Simpson Coal Mine (Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America) (mine)
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false