Divergent Heritages: Two Case of Labor Conflict

Author(s): Maura A Bainbridge

Year: 2018

Summary

Ludlow, Colorado and the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago present two contrasting examples of a postindustrial environment.  Both were the sites of significant labor conflicts of the 20th century, but their preservations have taken opposite paths. Today Pullman stands as a National Monument and historic district, while Ludlow is a granite memorial in a so-called ghost town.  This paper compares both the material aspects of these postindustrial environments and the publics who interact with them.  Using contemporary archaeological methods, and visitor survey to the site, I will explore how contemporary archaeology can negotiate the complicated spheres of labor, conflict, development, heritage, and tourism. 

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Divergent Heritages: Two Case of Labor Conflict. Maura A Bainbridge. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441660)

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Keywords

Temporal Keywords
1894-1914

Spatial Coverage

min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 375