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A 72-page digital document created and distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
42102) [Monroe] "Horsemeat" Lewis
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Early 20th century Grand Junction restaurateur. Oral history interviewees Al Look, Fred Hopkins, and Howard Shults all claim that Lewis sold hamburgers made with horse meat from his restaurant on South Avenue in the early Twentieth century.
According to Shults and Look, Lewis came from Montrose and opened a restaurant on South Avenue in Grand Junction. He would apparently purchase dead horses or mules to use for meat, but Look describes him as...
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A KOTO newscast, from 04/05/1991 To 04/26/1991, featuring Jon Kovash, Debbie Laity, & Dominic Cross. Here are the headlines:
4/5/1991: The BLM seeks public comment on land use amendment. Travel symposium attracts members of resort communities nationwide; and free health examinations are available at the Norwood School. Actor Director workshop gives Tellurides’ theater community another perspective; and we have the avalanche Report.
4/8/1991:...
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Image of Glade Ranger Station House. The Station is a white structure with a peaked shingle roof and a small chimney. Porch on the right side of the station. In the distance on the left there is a small mountain. There are clouds above the horizon. The numbers 406773 are in the bottom right corner of the image.
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Image of picture with frame. Picture is of the Glade Ranger Station. The station is made from logs with a peaked shingled roof hanging over a porch. The frame has a title with the words U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. The top left corner of the frame has numbers and letters depicted.
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Image of Granite Peak Guard Station. The station is a log structure with a peaked canvas roof. A man is standing facing the viewer with hands on hips on the right side of the station. There are bushes dotting the front and right side of the station. The station is located with in a forest of pine trees. There is a mountain like hill in the background.
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Image of a cropped picture of the Glade Ranger Station. Station is built from logs with a peaked shingle roof. The roof hangs over the porch. Native grasses in front of the station.
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Image of Glade RS foundation - constructed by the CCC. The image depicts a corner of the stations rock brick foundation. The numbers 285578 are shown in the bottom right corner of the image.
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She was born to Charlie Cody and Ida (Still) Cody in Oberlin, Kansas. At birth, her family lived in a sod house. Her father was a farmer and her mother was a homemaker. She had five brothers and sisters. She grew up in Decatur County, Kansas. She attended school through the eighth grade. She wanted to become a nurse but her father would not allow her the extra training, because she was needed on the farm.
She married Clyde Rodney Johnson, a farmer,...
42114) Interview with Harry Gardner
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Harry Gardner discusses his life in Mesa County as a road construction worker for 50 years, working on projects throughout the county and helping to build many roads. He also talks about his love of horse racing. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Harold Stafford talks about coming to Western Colorado during the Great Depression to join the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). He describes working on the construction of Rim Rock Drive as part of the Colorado National Monument CCC camp. He discusses the Rim Rock Drive road-building disaster, in which nine men were killed by a mistimed blast. He speaks about Rod Day, the education coordinator in the camp, and a former newspaper man who had murdered...
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John Collier talks about his upbringing on a farm in Grand Junction, Colorado, on ranchland and farmland in the Redlands, and on a homestead in Pinon Mesa. He speaks about the history of the Sleeper and Ela family’s ranching operations on Pinon Mesa. He describes his Uncle Joe Collier, who served as the Mesa County Sheriff during Prohibition, and a bootlegger’s attempt to blackmail him. He discusses what he perceives as the effect of uranium prospecting...
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Jessie Brisbin talks about her early life in Kansas, living in a sod house, working on the farm, attending school, dancing, and making clothes from flour sacks. She speaks about country life and community there. She describes her marriage at the age of eighteen, moving to Nebraska in 1907, and moving again to Colorado by covered wagon in 1913. She recalls her life in Collbran and her husband’s job in a coal mine. She remembers living on various...
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Anna Foster describes the history of her family, her life as a school teacher, and the history of the town of Mesa, Colorado. 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 Society.
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Early day teachers and employees of Mesa County, including Winifred Bull and Basil T. Knight, talk about the history of education in the area during a panel discussion sponsored by the Mesa County Historical Society. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Harold Kissell talks about being born in a coal camp near New Castle, Colorado, his career working as a coal miner and foreman in Cameo, and his father’s career as a coal miner for the Colorado Fuel and Iron company. He tells the story of the Vulcan Mine and the mine explosions that killed many men. He recounts the superstition that women inside a mine brought bad luck. He speaks of the diverse workforce in local coal mines, including African-Americans...
