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A Poem from the book Musings of a Barrio Sack Boy read by the author Dr. L. Luis Lopez.
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Len and Violet Haseman talk about newspaper research they undertook concerning the history of Cross Orchards farm in Mesa County, Colorado. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado. *Photograph from the 1932 David Henry Hickman High School yearbook.
Thumbnail for 'KOTO Radio: Buzz & Buck Show, Volume I, Part I'
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A KOTO Radio show, called Buzz & Buck, featuring Buck Lowe and Buzz Bizarrio (Terry Selby). The beginning of this recording aired April 14, 1978: 1.) Intro & Werewolves of London song 2.) Slimey's worm burger 3.) Hereford Heifer's worm protest 4.) The ice cream report from Gerraro Bumper 5.) "Facade" cologne 6.) The Young Slobs, chapter 1 7.) "Placenta Helper" (cut from NBC's Saturday Night Live and finally done by KOTO's Vegetarian Theatre...
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Local Cowboy poetry read by the author Al Albrethsen.
Thumbnail for 'Interview with Lois Marie (Long) Buniger and Leland Jacob Buniger'
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Lois Long describes the homestead she grew up on near Loma. She remembers living in a tent and then a pre-cut house, and drinking ditch water. She recalls her father and uncle moving the Valley View School to north of the Colorado River in the 1920’s, and the school bus that was sometimes a horse-drawn cart. Leland Buniger talks about his childhood in Grand Junction, Fruita and Loma. He describes farming potatoes, beans and hay. He speaks about...
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Reyno Sand was interviewed by Davine Pera on 6/29/1990, about his life in Telluride, Colorado.
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Thumbnail for 'Issue #07, Spring 1978 - Pete Hofmann Interview'
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Pete Hofmann is interviewed regarding solar heating and his home.
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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...
Thumbnail for 'First Interview with Madge E. Davis'
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Madge Davis discusses her teenage years in the 1910’s working on the Cross Ranch in Mesa County, thinning peaches and packing peaches with her mom and dad. She describes fruit growing operations on the farm. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of the Mesa County Public Library and the Museum of Western Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Interview with Sterling Price Bittle, Velda Lorraine (Kelly) Bittle, and Marie (Dunston) Bittle'
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Sterling, Velda and Marie Bittle talk about their lives in Loma, Colorado and the surrounding area. Marie talks about coming to Loma from Kansas when her parents homestead in eastern Utah in 1923, and about running a dairy farm in the 1940’s and 50’s. Price Bittle talks about coming to Loma in 1920 with his parents, helping them farm north of town, working as a ranch foreman in Kannah Creek for E.H. Munro, and working for the Elizondo sheep ranching...
Thumbnail for 'Issue #14, Spring 1981 - Shorty Hamidy Interview, Part 2'
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In this interview with Kellie Shockley and Bill McKelvie, Joseph Remo "Shorty" Hamidy talks about his family members, their time living at Juniper Mine, and his experiences running Hamidy Hardware.
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A Poem from the book Musings of a Barrio Sack Boy read by the author Dr. L. Luis Lopez.
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A Poem from the book More Musings of a Barrio Sack Boy read by the author Dr. L. Luis Lopez.
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Thumbnail for 'KOTO Radio: Brother Unruh (Richard Unruh) leads the Babtist Church Service for Brother Al'
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, that took place March 27, 1977. Brother Al had a regular Sunday morning radio show, but was not able to attend this show due to his mother's passing. Richard (Dick) Unruh was Al's replacement for this show.
Thumbnail for 'Grand Junction Centennial Celebration Radio History Theater: Mesa County Minerals'
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To mark the centennial celebration of the town of Grand Junction, Colorado in 1981, the Mesa County Oral History Project wrote and recorded several radio plays about local history. Beginning on September 26, 1981, local radio stations KSTR, KREX-AM, KREX-FM, and KMSA broadcast the plays. Authors of the plays used interviews recorded by the Mesa County Oral History Project as inspiration. This archival recording contains the play Mesa County Minerals. This...
Thumbnail for 'Marion S. Bain - Three Wire Winter Interview'
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In this interview with Bill McKelvie and a student, Marion Bain tells about her life including details about her administrative position at Manzanar, a Japanese internment camp, and her work as a cryptographer during World War II.
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News Archive #25: A KOTO News Archive, from 1978, recorded in Telluride, Colorado. Note: Recording is muffled until 5 minutes into it. Please see transcript and use the timestamp links to jump between recordings. 1.) Uranium mining task force with J. Pacal (not audible): 12/22/1978. 2.) Streetlights with Rita Robinson and J. Micetic: 12/26/1978. 3.) Accommodation tax interviews with tourists: 12/27/1978. 4.) Bed tax interviews with local residents,...