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1) Interview with Raymond Edward Myers
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Raymond Myers gives an eyewitness account of the Grand Junction train depot fire of June 27, 1943. Myers talks about repairing a hotbox (overheated axle) on the westbound Denver and Rio Grande ammunition train prior to the fire, about the fire itself, and the munitions that exploded over Grand Junction as a result of the fire. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums...
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2) Second Lecture on Mesa County, Colorado Buildings and Architecture by David Sundal
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David Sundal, member and former president of the Mesa County Historical Society, talks about the original settlers of Mesa County, Colorado, and about their buildings and roads. He discusses examples of different architectural styles in the Grand Valley, including Queen Anne, Italianate, Victorian, California Bungalow, Spanish Mission Style, and Classical Revival. He also talks about the owners and architectural details of certain homes and buildings,...
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