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Kate Flynn photographed after a dance. Caption: "6 o'clock in the morning, coming home from a dance. Ray McDougall took it." There were many entries in the Eagle Valley Enterprise, listing those who attended dances. For example, from the July 23, 1920, edition, p.8: "Misses Katie Flynn and Francis Lloyd attended the dance at Gypsum Friday night."
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"A large group at the McCoy Hall in 1911. A good many of those shown are still living and should be able to recognize familiar faces." -- McCoy Memoirs p.32 Verso caption: "Dance group at McCoy Hall 1913" [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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c.1902: People in costume for the "Grand Masquerade Ball," gathered in a decorated hall. Back of photo has inscription: "To Edna Stewart from Orrie Enos." [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Hazel Tracy and Kate Flynn at the Gypsum depot after a dance. They are holding a suitcase between them.
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Helen Johnson talks about gardening, methods of preserving food, and other aspects of rural life in Hotchkiss, Colorado in the early Twentieth century. She talks about her mother, Emily (Scatliff) Young, and the jobs she took to support the family after the loss of their life savings due to her father’s bad investment. She discusses the family’s religious observances and the history of churches in Hotchkiss. She talks about her abusive father-in-law...
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Eda Musser talks about life in Delta, Colorado after moving there in 1908, when she was thirteen. She discusses landmarks such as the LeVeta Park School, the Anna-Dora Opera House, and the Delta House Hotel. She describes her involvement in the Spoon Club and other aspects of social life. She speaks about her family’s move west from Illinois using an immigrant car. She talks about meeting and marrying rancher Kelso Musser and their move to Cedar...
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Helen Johnson talks about the Hotchkiss family and their history in and around the town of Hotchkiss, Colorado. She compares the towns of Hotchkiss and Paonia in their early days. She speaks about moving to Grand Junction with her husband in 1923, living downtown, and her impressions of the town. A Rebekah and the wife of an Odd Fellow, she talks about the history of both organizations, recalls details of Rebekah and Odd Fellows membership, and remembers...
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To mark the centennial celebration of the town of Grand Junction, Colorado in 1981, the Mesa County Oral History Project wrote and recorded several radio plays about local history. Beginning on September 26, 1981, local radio stations KSTR, KREX-AM, KREX-FM, and KMSA broadcast the plays. Authors of the plays used interviews recorded by the Mesa County Oral History Project as inspiration. This archival recording contains the play Christmas Memories,...
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Marguerite Beede talks about moving with her husband and children to Loma, Colorado as part of a resettlement program during the Dust Bowl. She reminisces about teaching at the Loma School for over 20 years. She describes the establishment of the Loma Community Hall and its vital place in the community. She remembers some of the town’s locals. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries...