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Laura Foster discusses John “Peg-leg” Foster and his involvement in Telluride mining strikes, and her life as a pioneer woman in the Paradox Valley. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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In this oral history, Dorothy describes the Columbine Mine Massacre that took place on November 21, 1927. Her father was the first striking miner to be killed during the massacre.
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Joe (Cotton) Fletcher discusses his time working in the mines, the layouts of the mines, and what the working conditions were like as well as the unions at the time, the IWW and the UMW. The Columbine Mine massacre is mentioned and described in detail. Tape B begins by discussing smaller strikes that took place and the implication of the Taft-Hartley Act. The interview ends by discussing union organizers, the nationalities of those working in the...
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Sam came to Lafayette in 1915 and worked as a coal miner. In this interview, he recalls the miner's unions, different mining strikes, and what work was like in the mines, including hazards. Sam himself wasn’t present for the Columbine Mine Massacre, but he recalls the event and the effect on the town.
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In this interview, Joe Mathias is interviewed at his home at 105 Cannon St. In Lafayette.
The interview begins with Joe reading from various old articles of the Lafayette Leader and the Lafayette News in which he is mentioned. Joe worked as a miner in Lafayette and Louisville starting at age 12 or 13. He worked for the fire department from 1919 to 1957 and spent some of this time as the fire chief. Joe recalls the former businesses and entertainment...