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Collection Name:
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Colorado Coal Project
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Title:
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Walsenburg coal miner stories (pt.2 of 2)
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Creator:
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Margolis, Eric, 1947-
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Creator URI:
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00101170
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Creator:
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McMahan, Ronald L.
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Creator URI:
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94033808
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Subject:
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Coal mines and mining
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Subject URI:
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http://id.worldcat.org/fast/865355
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Subject:
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Coal miners--Personal narratives
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Subject:
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Coal miners--Labor unions--Colorado--History--20th Century
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Subject:
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Interviews
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Subject URI:
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http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423832
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Description:
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Retired miners share memories and anecdotes from their coal mining days. They recall stopping trains during strikes to catch scab workers and losing their jobs for belonging to the union. The coal company controlled every aspect of their lives. They describe newer mining methods with machines. There is some discussion about the on-going strike. The leadership of Lohn L. Lewis is lauded -- in contrast to that of current union officials -- and they explain that not until Roosevelt's administration did coal miners get empowered. They look through photographs of people, mines and camps, first aid classes, canaries, and oil lamps. The last quarter of the video is outdoors near Pictou Mine, where the former owner talks about running the saloon and store during the Prohibition. The abandoned mine's dump heap, mostly rock, is in the background and they explain that the coal content smolders for many years.
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Description Type:
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summary
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Description:
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00:00 -- Strike breakers were brought in from Kentucky and Illinois; 10:00 -- Talking about mining machines and methods; 20:00 -- Talking about the IWW strike in 1927; 30:00 -- No video: looking at photos of Ludlow camp; 40:00 -- Looking at old statements and receipts; 50:00 -- Dan got caught finding alcohol for a man during Prohibition; 60:00 -- Tells how kids played on coal dump heaps; 1:01:30 -- End.
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Description Type:
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Segment Sequence
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Publisher:
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University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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Contributor:
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Gillas, Nick
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Contributor:
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Condors, John
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Contributor:
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Martinez, Fritz
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Contributor:
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Baragua, Ralph
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Date:
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1978-02-03
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Type:
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Moving image
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Format:
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video/mov
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Identifier:
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117-Biondi-Sporting-Goods.mov
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Identifier ARK:
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https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/zk3m678148g6
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Language:
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English
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Relation:
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Title: Walsenburg coal miner stories (pt.1 of 2)
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Relation Type:
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isPartOf
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Relation href:
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https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/xm1v2t843183
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Relation:
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Title: Images of coal miners, Walsenburg, and Pictou Mine
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Relation Type:
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references
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Relation href:
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https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/d10n2q3926z9
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Relation:
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Title: Life in the coal mine camps of Walsenburg
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Relation Type:
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references
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Relation href:
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https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/3t759p428175
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Coverage (Spatial):
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Huerfano County (Colorado, United States, North America) (civil)
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Coverage (Temporal):
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1914/1978
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Coverage (Spatial):
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Pictou Mine (Huerfano, Colorado, United States, North America) (mine)
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Coverage (Spatial):
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Walsenburg (Huerfano, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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