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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired in Telluride, Colorado, probably in the late 1970's or the 1980's. Jerry Greene interviews town marshal, Bill Masters about his career in Telluride. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration.
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Art Goodtimes, a long-time Telluride resident, describes his life, on this Voices & Visions show, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado. Art came to Telluride in 1980, when Telluride was undergoing a change from being a mining town into a resort area. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Straight Talk: The Grateful Dead, that aired May 21, 1987, in Telluride, Colorado. Bob Brickell moderates the debate, about if the concert should take place, between Terry Tice, Carol Chowen, Dave Patterson, and Steve Patterson. Recording is about 35 minutes. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission...
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About 36 minutes long, this KOTO Radio show recording, in Telluride, Colorado, is about Terry Tice interviewing Art Goodtimes in regards to opposition to UMETCO radium dump in Montrose County. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration.
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, called Straight Talk: Grateful Dead in Telluride: Pro & Con. Dated 4/16/1987, the box of this recording states the host is Terry Selby, but the recording states the host is Buzz Bizarrio. Recording is about 44 minutes long. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National...
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Straight Talk was a radio show, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, in the 1980's. This recording is from November 25, 1987, and features Jerry Greene, Gary Hickcox, Peggy Howlett, and Terry Tice discussing how to improve Telluride's sense of community. The discussion took place at a retreat at the Skyline Ranch, near Telluride, Colorado. Length is 40 minutes. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board,...
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A KOTO reel-to-reel newscast recording, from September 17, 1983, titled: Live from a Hang Glider, with Jack Carey and Norman Squier. Total length is about 50 minutes. Jack Carey describes Telluride, while hang gliding, including the weather and traffic. Norman Squier interviews Jack, during his descent. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications...
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A KOTO Radio station show, from Telluride, Colorado, broadcast May 25, 1988. The title of this radio show is Voices & Visions: Back in the Fold, featuring Sharon Shuteran and Rita Robinson interviewing Barry Cook and John Fahnestock about what brought them to Telluride, why they moved away, and what brought them back. A common occurance, even today, many Telluride residents move away and end up coming back. This show attempts to answer the reasons...
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Straight Talk was a radio show, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, in the 1980's. This discussion presents the Idarado mine clean-up settlement discussion. Terry Tice presents the discussion, and includes Mark Worth, Tom Farrell, Rick Silverman, and Jon Kovash. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National...
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A KOTO Radio station show, called Voices & Visions, in Telluride, Colorado. Charles Upton and Johnny Stevens interviewed long-time resident Roy Elliott (Alley Oop) on May 11, 1988. Alley Oop was a life-time resident of Telluride (since the 1930's), and the rancher of the valley floor. He also worked for the mining company. The interview lasts about 36 minutes. The last 12 minutes of the recording is news from the American Medical Association. Supported...
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"The early 70's was a time of rebellion and experimentation. As the nation reeled with social upheaval, creativity flourished. Telluride was changing, mining was dying, skiing was born. What emerged was a lively community forging a new identity in a spectacular isolated mountain landscape." -- from case.
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Evelyn Kyle, the first coordinator of the Mesa County Oral History Project, discusses her role in expanding the program shortly after its inception in 1976, and describes colorful personalities that she met through the project. She also talks about her life in the performing arts, establishing and acting in community theaters around Western Colorado, about her experiences during the Dust Bowl and World War II, and about her marriage to Jim Kyle and...
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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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Greeting card with pink flowers on the front the lettering written in glitter. There is a small tear on the bottom right corner [writing on back] addressed to Miss Eda Giono dated Sept. 29, 1909
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Photo of the two-story Durango city library. Two small trees are in front of the building.
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This is the written transcription, as spoken by Emma Nardin Oberto, in her oral history recording, on April 14, 1991. The date of this document is July 1990. Emma was age 86 at the time of the writing. Emma discusses her childhood in Telluride, Colorado, during the early 1900's--including: the miner's strike from 1901-1904, the San Juan Hotel (started by her parents: Paul & Dominica Nardin), the San Juan Hotel, dances at the Liberty Bell, Swede-Finn...
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A KOTO Radio show, aired May 24, 1985, in Telluride, Colorado. The 7th annual Mountain Film Festival opening party is recorded, featuring Esther White and Jerry Greene interviewing various mountain film attendees. Total length is 27 minutes. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration....
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Longtime Fruita residents and photographers Will Minor and Lee Warner discuss their experiences in the Colorado National Monument and the surrounding areas of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. They also talk about meeting John Otto, and about Minor’s discovery of the rare Papilio Indra Minori butterfly on the Monument. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of...
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A KOTO radio show, in Telluride, Colorado. Dates of the tracks vary, and most tracks were approximately 1983 or 1984. This is part I of public commentaries and opinions. Total length is about 1 hour 15 minutes. Tracks include: 1. Dance registration with Jeri McAndrews. 2. Food Coop report with Mary Cal Hollis. 3. Linda Miller on the upcoming election. 4. Joe Crain: clean-up Telluride. 5. Mike Farrell on the San Juan race to raise funds for skiers. 6....
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A photograph of Gio Oberto, around 1900, at the Nellie Mine, near Bear Creek, in Telluride, Colorado. Gio spent $30,000 to acquire this mine and ultimately lost the money. Nellie Mine was a gold mine. Gio has number 5, on his pant cuff, in the photograph.