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Standing on the dam after the dedication, John P. "Jack" Elliott Dam, Homestake Project, on June 18, 1967. Standees were the Beck children and their grandparents, Joe H. and Johanna Fear.
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Bill Jude Speaking from the podium during the dedication of Maloit Park, in honor of Frank Maloit, July 1959.
Part of the old recreation area was used for the disposal of mill tailings. "Our ball field succumbed to a gravel pit. ...Our fish ponds were covered with tailings, also part of the golf course, most of the dusty roads and best picnic areas. Many of us asked for Company help in starting over again. Our pleas didn't fall on deaf ears....
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Perlita Knight [Gauthier] standing at the new Red Cliff bridge on Battle Mountain highway.
The dedication was held at noon on Sunday, August 3, 1941. Governor Ralph L. Carr and other officials attended. The bridge and six miles of new highway built over Battle Mountain cost a total of $636,405. The bridge is 470 ft. long, 209 ft. high; the roadbed is 30 ft. wide and has two 18-inch curbs. It is listed on the Historic Bridge Inventory, Colorado Historical...
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The Red Cliff Union High School marching band (from the rear) at the Red Cliff Bridge dedication. The dedication was held at noon on Sunday, August 3, 1941. Governor Ralph L. Carr and other officials attended. The bridge and six miles of new highway built over Battle Mountain cost a total of $636,405. The bridge is 470 ft. long, 209 ft. high; the roadbed is 30 ft. wide and has two 18-inch curbs. It is listed on the Historic Bridge Inventory, Colorado...
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Dedication of the John P. "Jack" Elliott Dam, Homestake Project, on June 18, 1967. Speakers were from Aurora and Colorado Springs.
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Woman walking away from the camera next to parked cars for the Red Cliff Bridge dedication. The guard rail is made from wooden posts with attached cable. The approach to the bridge on U.S. Highway 24 is part of the six miles of new road constructed during the project.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 15]
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Pedestrians gathered on the Red Cliff Bridge, Battle Mountain in the background, for the dedication and grand opening. The dedication was held at noon on Sunday, August 3, 1941. Governor Ralph L. Carr and other officials attended. The bridge and six miles of new highway built over Battle Mountain cost a total of $636,405. The bridge is 470 ft. long, 209 ft. high; the roadbed is 30 ft. wide and has two 18-inch curbs. It is listed on the Historic Bridge...
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Cars lined up along Highway 24 for the Dedication and grand opening of the completed Red Cliff Bridge, August 3, 1941.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 13]
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Pedestrians gathered on the Red Cliff Bridge for the dedication and grand opening. The dedication was held at noon on Sunday, August 3, 1941. Governor Ralph L. Carr and other officials attended. The bridge and six miles of new highway built over Battle Mountain cost a total of $636,405. The bridge is 470 ft. long, 209 ft. high; the roadbed is 30 ft. wide and has two 18-inch curbs. It is listed on the Historic Bridge Inventory, Colorado Historical...
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In the first of nine recordings, John Goulet, a former advertising salesman with the Daily Sentinel newspaper, relates his experiences and travels in Grand Junction and Western Colorado in the 1950’s. He talks about his arrival in Grand Junction from Boston, meeting H. Blake Manuel of Manuel’s Department Store, and his friendship with Al Look of the Sentinel. He describes trips that he and his wife took with Look and his wife around the Western...
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During a radio broadcast aired on KREX, John Goulet plays a piano composition in four movements titled The Western Colorado Fantasy. Goulet wrote and dedicated the piece to Al Look and Margaret (Langen) Look in memory of “many hikes and picnics in the hills of Western Colorado.” The composition contains four movements: Prelude, Prehistoric Colorado National Monument; Lullaby for a Lizard, Dance of Two Dinosaurs; Sonata to Strata of Colorado Monument;...
