Telluride (Colo.) -- History.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Harry Wright about his life and work in Telluride and in other areas. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording is only 4 minutes long.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Bill Mahoney about his purchase of stocks to help promote the ski area. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording is only about 3 minutes long.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Bill Hamner about the Senate hotel and the Telluride cribs. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording is only 2 minutes long.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Harry Wright about how there were no taxes in Telluride in the 1930's because of donations to the Town of Telluride from the brothels, saloons, and cribs. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording...
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Describes Vickie's family history in Telluride, Colorado. Vickie's grandfather was a miner that immigrated from Italy in 1912. Other grandfather immigrated from Finland in 1900. Mother, father, and brother grew-up in Telluride. Telluride culture and activities in the 1900s, before the ski area opened, are discussed. The Sheridan Hotel opening is mentioned. Hippies versus miners, and their different life styles is discussed. The ski area opening and...
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Wilbert (Bud) George Carriere's genealogy paperwork, taken 10/12/1999, from an oral history interview.
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In 1980, William "Bill" Ranta was interviewed by Telluride elementary school children. This is the transcription for that interview.
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The image was provided by Craig Muhonen, via email, on 11/4/22. The title is "Last Dollar Texaco Saloon 1948." Here is an interesting email from Craig, about what Telluride was like in the 1980's/1990's:
"The airport runway was built in 1985 and it was the rage ,
( I have not found any news articles about the little girl that died in the hanger, 86’, 87’ ?)….yet..
but the “Gold Hill runway” had already seen thousands of Recreational...
