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Interview with Mrs. Emma Zanetell
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Margolis, Eric, 1947-
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McMahan, Ronald L.
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Coal Strike (Colorado : 1913-1914)
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Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--Colorado
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Forbes Canyon (Colo.)
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Labor disputes--Colorado
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Mrs. Emma Zanetell bore 13 children, 5 of whom died as infants. During the coal strike of 1913-1914, her family lived in the tent colony near the Forbes mine in Colorado. There she lost 2 sets of twin children, who died shortly after their births in the tent. Company doctors would not come to help because the miners had moved out of company housing. Doctors from town couldn't reach the tent colony because of shooting along the route. Her children were delivered by other women in the tent colony. Dr. Beshoar, the UMW doctor, eventually came to her aid by crawling along the creek-bed to the Forbes colony. Company guards and militiamen burned the other tents, while the community was gone to Trinidad to bury her dead infants. Emma's was the only tent left standing because she was still inside, recovering. One militiaman threatened to kill the other if any harm came to her. After the strike, her family lived at Ramey and Aguilar, Colorado. For a while, she went to the cemetery daily to grieve for her dead children. Her husband worked at the Royal and Empire mines (where an explosion occurred and the mine whistle sounded the alarm to the families in town). Her 8 surviving children attended school in Aguilar and have each moved on to successful adult lives. The Great Depression was especially hard in 1939, but they always had plenty of food. The family rejoiced when her 4 sons returned home safely from World War II. She views photos and recalls the women's march in Trinidad, Mother Jones, and the family's tent at the Forbes colony.
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Mrs. Emma Zanetell bore 13 children, 5 of whom died as infants. During the coal strike of 1913-1914, her family lived in the tent colony near the Forbes mine in Colorado. There she lost 2 sets of twin children, who died shortly after their births in the tent. Company doctors would not come to help because the miners had moved out of company housing. Doctors from town couldn't reach the tent colony because of shooting along the route. Her children were delivered by other women in the tent colony. Dr. Beshoar, the UMW doctor, eventually came to her aid by crawling along the creek-bed to the Forbes colony. Company guards and militiamen burned the other tents, while the community was gone to Trinidad to bury her dead infants. Emma's was the only tent left standing because she was still inside, recovering. One militiaman threatened to kill the other if any harm came to her. After the strike, her family lived at Ramey and Aguilar, Colorado. For a while, she went to the cemetery daily to grieve for her dead children. Her husband worked at the Royal and Empire mines (where an explosion occurred and the mine whistle sounded the alarm to the families in town). Her 8 surviving children attended school in Aguilar and have each moved on to successful adult lives. The Great Depression was especially hard in 1939, but they always had plenty of food. The family rejoiced when her 4 sons returned home safely from World War II. She views photos and recalls the women's march in Trinidad, Mother Jones, and the family's tent at the Forbes colony.
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(Transcript includes 29 pages before this video begins and ends at 61 pages); (Audio from the interview starts on page 13 of the transcript.); 10:00 talking about feeding her family during the Depression (pg. 36 of pdf transcript); 20:00 showing photos and describing her 8 living children (pg. 49 of pdf transcript); 30:00 discussion of the women's march at Trinidad (pg. 56 of pdf transcript); 37:00 No audio available -- exterior footage continues 40:00 -- no audio; exterior footage of the family's yard and garden; 49:50 -- video ends.
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(Transcript includes 29 pages before this video begins and ends at 61 pages); (Audio from the interview starts on page 13 of the transcript.); 10:00 talking about feeding her family during the Depression (pg. 36 of pdf transcript); 20:00 showing photos and describing her 8 living children (pg. 49 of pdf transcript); 30:00 discussion of the women's march at Trinidad (pg. 56 of pdf transcript); 37:00 No audio available -- exterior footage continues 40:00 -- no audio; exterior footage of the family's yard and garden; 49:50 -- video ends.
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University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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Zanetell, Emma 1893-1985
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Date:
1978-06-27
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Las Animas County (Colorado, United States, North America) (civil)
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