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Collection Name:
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Colorado Coal Project
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Title:
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Interview with Mrs. Martha Todd (second video)
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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 mines and mining--Colorado--Huerfano County
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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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Subject:
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Coal miners--Personal narratives
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Description:
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Mrs. Martha Todd relates the early days of her family, who all emigrated from Scotland. Despite poverty, she fondly remembers her childhood among friendly neighbors in Taltec (possibly Toltec). Born in Dawson, New Mexico in 1904, she vividly recalls the coal strike beginning in 1913 and a mine explosion with fatalities in 1914. She describes winter in Floresta, Colorado with 2 feet of snow and hand-made skis. Many miners were hard drinkers, and her father (Alexander Marshall) often assembled his work-crew in the saloons. During the coal-mining boom, Walsenburg had many thriving businesses. She worries about future prospects in the area for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She recalls dancing in the street on Armistice Day, 1918. Her mother witnessed a speech by Mother Jones from the courthouse steps during the 1913 strike, and at least 2 young friends were shot down in the street. Another strike followed in 1927, called by the IWW.
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Description Type:
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summary
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Description:
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Video interview resumes (pg. 17 of pdf transcript); 10:00 -- Her family and life in Walsenburg, outside the mining camps (pg. 22 of pdf transcript); 20:00 -- Her grandchildren's education, memories of 1913 strike, the militia, and Armistice Day (pg. 27 of pdf transcript); 30:00 -- Her family emigrates from Scotland, difficulties of education in town (pg. 31 of pdf transcript); 40:00 -- Sharing photos of the town and her family during her youth (pg. 36 of pdf transcript); 50:00 -- More photos of her family and the town (pg. 42 of pdf transcript); Transcript ends 60:00 -- Sharing more photos from the scrapbook, inaudible background conversation.
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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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Todd, Martha 1904-1986
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Date:
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1978-02-05
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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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126-Todd.mov
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Identifier ARK:
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https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/n68j3s92r3s3
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Language:
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English
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Relation:
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Title: Interview with Mrs. Martha Todd (part 2 of 2) and her husband
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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:/47540/4g1h5q8499z4
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Relation:
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Title: Mr. and Mrs. Todd and Walsenburg area
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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/w2510w88b9xk
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Relation:
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Title: Interview with Mrs. Martha Todd (first video)
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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/jh021c9935pq
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Relation:
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Title: Interview with Mrs. Martha Todd (part 1 of 2), her husband, and an acquaintance named Louis.
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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:/47540/8b7t02169786
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Coverage (Spatial):
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Ideal Mine (Huerfano, Colorado, United States, North America) (mine)
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Coverage (Temporal):
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1883/1975
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Coverage (Spatial):
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Huerfano County (Colorado, United States, North America) (civil)
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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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Mutual 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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