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Colorado Coal Project
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Colorado Coal Project
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Title:
A Wobbly miner's life (pt. 1 & 2)
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A Wobbly miner's life (pt. 1 & 2)
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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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Columbine Mine (Weld County, Colo.)
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Columbine Mine (Weld County, Colo.)
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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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Labor movement--United States--History--20th century
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Labor movement--United States--History--20th century
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Frederick (Colo.)
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Frederick (Colo.)
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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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Adolph Coors Company
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Adolph Coors Company
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Interviews
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Interviews
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Coal miners--Personal narratives
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Coal miners--Personal narratives
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Coal mines and mining--Social aspects--United States--History
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Coal mines and mining--Social aspects--United States--History
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Coal mines and mining
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Coal mines and mining
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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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Description:
Walter Celeski was a Junior Wobbly in high school and became a miner at age 17. He learned the job from his father and goes into detail about mining methods, both by hand and with machines. He describes the fiercely competing unions (IWW and U.M.W.A) during the Strike of 1927 and describes the Columbine Massacre, where mine guards killed and wounded striking miners. He tells how experienced miners were seldom promoted because their mining expertise was indispensable, yet new miners were handling dynamite with no training whatsoever. Two of his brothers died from mining accidents. He criticizes coal company management and details the business practices of the Coors family. Despite the hardship (summers without work, living on credit) and the ruthlessness they faced, he remembers a strong sense of community and joyful times in the town of Frederick, which comprised many ethnicities.
description
Walter Celeski was a Junior Wobbly in high school and became a miner at age 17. He learned the job from his father and goes into detail about mining methods, both by hand and with machines. He describes the fiercely competing unions (IWW and U.M.W.A) during the Strike of 1927 and describes the Columbine Massacre, where mine guards killed and wounded striking miners. He tells how experienced miners were seldom promoted because their mining expertise was indispensable, yet new miners were handling dynamite with no training whatsoever. Two of his brothers died from mining accidents. He criticizes coal company management and details the business practices of the Coors family. Despite the hardship (summers without work, living on credit) and the ruthlessness they faced, he remembers a strong sense of community and joyful times in the town of Frederick, which comprised many ethnicities.
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Publisher:
University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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Contributor:
Celeski, Walter
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Celeski, Walter
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Date:
1976-05-01
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1976-05-01
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Text
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application/pdf
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narv_coloradoCoal_transCeleski1.pdf
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English
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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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Coverage (Temporal):
1900/1976
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1900/1976
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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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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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