Historic: 1895-1945 (Temporal Keyword)
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The Archaeology of Working Class Identity at the Industrial Coal Mining Camp in Superior, Colorado (2017)
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The history of coal mining in Colorado is a substantial portion of the narrative of the state’s history and broader labor issues that are still relevant today. This paper will study how working class identity is negotiated and revealed through material and spatial remains of worker housing at the Industrial Mine in Superior, Colorado. The Industrial Mine was in operation from 1895 to 1945 and played a key role in the development of labor unions and laws, which laid the foundation for the modern...