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40941) Jersey Jim Lookout
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An image of Jersey Jim lookout. A small pick up truck is seen at the bottom of the structure. The numbers 423684 are in the lower right.
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William Hill talks about joining the US Air Force in 1967, his training as an Airborne Radio Repairman, his assignment with the Strategic Air Command, and his training in cryptography with a top secret clearance. He remembers being stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War, where he repaired radios and went on frag runs at night with the 2nd Detachment of the 834th Air Division, dropping flares to aid US troops, and flying classified missions....
40944) Interview with Merle Winters
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Merle Winters, a cowboy and ranch hand for the Turner Ranch in Utah, describes the 1939 flash flood of Diamond Creek, in which Laura (Brown) Turner died. He also talks about American Indian petroglyphs, and about the inscription of Antoine Robidoux and about other archaeological finds. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical...
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In a retrospective video covering her period as Artist in Residence at 970West Studio in Mesa County Libraries, Devan Knapp talks about her work with letterpress printing and her love of paper art. She speaks about the inspiration for creation she gets from the artistic community and about the importance of collaboration across artistic disciplines. She discusses the rewards of teaching art, of guiding people’s artistic efforts during her residency...
40947) Anna "Laura" (Brown) Turner
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She was born in Buena Vista, Colorado to Bishop Brown and Emma (Yount) Brown. She was a homemaker. She was the wife of Albert Turner (Sr.), who established the Cisco Ranch. At the age of fifty-one, she was killed in a flash flood on Diamond Creek after refusing to climb the hill due to her fear of lightning.
40948) William R. Hill
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He grew up in Colorado. After graduating from high school in 1965, he worked in Safeway stores and attended Mesa College in Grand Junction, Colorado before deciding to join the US Air Force in 1967. He was placed in extensive basic training and lost forty-five pounds in five weeks.
At Kessler Air Force Base in California, he trained to be an Airborne Radio Repairman. He was then assigned to Castle Air Force Base in California, where he worked with...
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Buildings in the town of Silverton, seen from the mountains above.
40952) Ouray, Colorado
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Ouray, Colorado is located in the valley within the San Juan Mountains. The picture is taken from above the city and shows an ariel view of the city. The sky is clear and the trees and flowers are in bloom, the landscape surrounding the city is green and flourishing.
40953) Ouray, Colorado
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Ouray in the spring time, the mountains and trees are covered in snow while the sun is out and the skies are clear!
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Balcony House is one of three or four best known of the numerous ruins contained in the Park.
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A long line of WSC Summer Music Camp participants wait for lunch outside Keating Hall, ca. 1955.
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Image of Civilian Conservation Corps Lone Dome Camp F-53-C. An overhead view of the camp buildings, allowing various structures to be seen. The numbers 338764 are in the lower right. McPhee is included in the title, which could be an author.
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Image of Civilian Conservation Corps officers and facilitating personnel at Blanco Camp F-29-C. The numbers 329969 are in the lower right.
