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Image of Square Top GS construction by CCC. To the right six men are seen working. A large pile of lumber is seen in front of them. To the left five men are seen working. A pile of chopped wood is seen to the left. In the background to the right there are trees. In the bottom right corer the number 307050 is seen.
44062) Square Top GS - 31DEC1935
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Image of Square Top. Six men are seen standing in front of a white wooden building. The building has a large three paneled entrance to the right and a front door to the left. Snow is on the roof and in patches on the ground. In the bottom right corner the number 315592 is seen.
44063) Silver Falls RS - no date
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Image of Silver Falls RS. The station is a log cabin style building. To the left of the front door a telephone and a black ladder are seen. The station is enclosed by a wood log fence with a white picket gate in the front. In the background there is a forest consisting of trees and pine trees. In the bottom right corner the number 332895 is seen.
44065) Michael B. Husband
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A one-time employee and lecturer of the Museum of Western Colorado. He has enjoyed a long career in historical research and museums. As of 2024, he is working for Heberling Associates.
44066) Warren John Kiefer
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He was born to Samuel Frederick Kiefer and Maude Marie (Hummel) Kiefer in Yakima, Washington and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. His father was a saleman, broadcaster, and broadcast writer. His mother was a homemaker. Warren was working for the railroad by at least 1940, when the US Census lists him as a “wayo maintenance” worker in railroad construction. It also shows that he had attended a year of college.
He was hired as a fireman on the...
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This is the transcription from an oral history that probably took place in the 1990's. Unfortunately, the oral history interview is missing, but here is a summary of the transcription:
This document discusses the life and activities of Jim Clark/Butch Cassidy and his interactions with Judge Gilbett and the town of Telluride.
Jim Clark/Butch Cassidy was involved in robberies and lawlessness in Telluride.
Jim Clark worked as a laborer and deputy...
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The transcription for the oral history interview between Davine Pera and Alta Cassietto, which took place on February 8, 1990.
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An oral history transcript from an oral history interview, that took place in 1979. Unfortunately, the actual oral history recording is missing.
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Wilbert (Bud) George Carriere's genealogy paperwork, taken 10/12/1999, from an oral history interview.
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In a lecture sponsored by Mesa County Libraries, Professor Don MacKendrick talks about the cultural history of the Grand Valley, framing that history in the context of the broader American settlement of the West. He reports on the rowdiness on Colorado Avenue that accompanied Grand Junction’s founding, followed by the quick establishment of social norms and cultural organizations. He describes Grand Junction’s early theaters and performance spaces,...
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Chester Crowley, who grew up in Western Colorado, talks about his experiences in the U.S. Army. He remembers the basic training that prepared him for the Korean War, and being assigned as a military intelligence analyst with the US Army’s First Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. He speaks about his contacts with the Vietnamese people, with allied Vietnamese units, and about fighting against the Vietcong. He gives his view of race relations...
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Caleb Ferganchick describes what slam poetry means to him. He addresses the intersection of performance poetry with his self-identification as a rural queer poet. He talks about his writing practice, his need to carve out time to write on a regular basis, and about momentary inspiration as a fuel in the creative process. He speaks about the importance of poetry and art in the creation of community for marginalized people, the role of his poetry in...
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In a retrospective video covering her period as Artist in Residence at 970West Studio in Mesa County Libraries, Pavia Justinian talks about the inspiration to create art that she receives from found objects in the world around her. She speaks about creative process, color, composition, form and materials that she uses in the creation of mixed media and sculpture. She describes a series of her art pieces, made before and during her residency, that...
44076) Chester Fred "Chet" Crowley
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He was born to Chester F. Crowley Sr. and Gladys K. (Haynes) Crowley in Birmingham, Alabama. The family moved to Western Colorado in 1936, when he was about seven years old. The 1940 US Census shows Chet, his younger sister and brother living alone with their mother in De Beque. She later remarried. He attended the Palisade School and later obtained his US Army GED.
He served in the US Army from May 19th, 1948 until 1968. He enlisted in Denver,...
44077) Randall Fosburgh
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A participant in a discussion of Plateau Valley history during a panel discussion sponsored by the Mesa County Historical Society in Collbran, Colorado on July 24, 1983.
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#13257 GrassRoots Community Network.
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44080) Darrell Claire Maluy
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He was born in Mesa County, Colorado to Mary Christine "Nanny” (Darrow) Maluy and Clement Maluy. He was raised on a homestead in the New Liberty area. He attended the New Liberty School and Fruita High School, where he was a track athlete. He also ran track and played football at Mesa College and Colorado School of Mines.
His military draft notice shows that by 1940, he was living at 825 E. Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, California, where he...
