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| Title | Body of Columbine Mine Massacre victim Mike Vidovitch on view in living room, Colorado, ca. November 21, 1927 |
| Photographer | Shotz |
| Date | 1927 |
| Notes | The Columbine Mine Massacre occurred on November 21, 1927 amidst the general Colorado Mine Strike of 1927-1928. 500 mine workers and their families were denied access into the town of Serene, Colorado near the Columbine Mine. Militia men and police used rifles and tear gas grenades to hold back the miners, who attempted to climb the gates into Serene. At least six people were killed and over sixty were injured.
On front: Murdered by State Police at Columbine Mine, at Nov 21st 1927 Erie Colorado
PH Coll 922.43 |
| Contextual Notes | The Colorado Mine Strike was organized by the IWW, resulting in the shutdown of 113 of 125 Colorado coal mines between 1927 and 1928. The strike led to the successful unionization of the mine workers and subsequent recognition by the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Dead persons--Colorado |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Columbine Mine Massacre, Serene, Colorado, 1927; Vidovitch, Mike |
| Location Depicted | United States--Colorado |
| Digital Collection | Society and Culture Collection
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| Order Number | SOC3861 |
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Industrial Workers of the World photograph collection. PH Coll 922 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2012 |
