COLLECTION NAME:
Colorado Coal Project
Record
Collection Name:
Colorado Coal Project
Title:
Walsenburg coal miner stories (pt.1 of 2)
Creator:
Margolis, Eric, 1947-
Creator:
McMahan, Ronald L.
Subject:
Coal mines and mining
Subject:
Coal miners--Personal narratives
Subject:
Martinez, Silverio (Shorty)
Subject:
Interviews
Description:
00:00 -- Guys at soda counter chatting in English and Spanish; 10:00 -- Setting up and more chatting; 20:00 -- Estimating the current population of Walsenburg; 30:00 -- Dan worked in a cafe once he was disabled; 40:00 -- Dan didn't speak any English, more about Shorty Martinez; 50:00 -- Who was Major Lester?; 60:00 -- Were there black miners?; 1:04:30 -- End.
Description Type:
Segment Sequence
Description:
Retired miners share memories and anecdotes from their coal mining days. One tells of a serious accident which broke his back. They talk about Ludlow briefly and the 1927 strike, as well as problems they encountered as union members. Notable people they mention are Shorty Martinez, Mother Jones, Jeff Farr, and Major Lester. They remember drinking wine on the weekends playing pool at the YMCA. Every camp had a baseball team, and there is much discussion about which team was the best.
Description Type:
summary
Publisher:
University of Colorado Boulder Archives
Contributor:
Gillas, Nick
Contributor:
Condors, John
Contributor:
Martinez, Fritz
Contributor:
Baragua, Ralph
Date:
1978-02-03
Type:
Moving image
Format:
video/mov
Identifier:
116-Biondi-Sporting-Goods.mov
Language:
English
Relation:
Title: Walsenburg coal miner stories (pt.2 of 2)
Relation Type:
isPartOf
Relation:
Title: Images of coal miners, Walsenburg, and Pictou Mine
Relation Type:
references
Relation:
Title: Life in the coal mine camps of Walsenburg
Relation Type:
references
Coverage (Spatial):
Huerfano County (Colorado, United States, North America) (civil)
Coverage (Temporal):
1914/1960
Coverage (Spatial):
Walsenburg (Huerfano, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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