Grand Junction (Colo.) -- History
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In the May-June 2023 newsletter of the Mesa County Historical Society, Ruth G. Moss discusses early sheriffs in Mesa County and early marshals in Grand Junction. She talks about jail breaks, cattle rustling, shootings on the range, prostitution, vice, and the murder of popular gambling parlor owner J.W. “Big Kid” Eames.
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During 1980’s annual meeting of the Last Squad Club, an organization of World War I veterans, Al Look reads the memorial service and former U.S. Representative Wayne Aspinall gives the keynote address. The club remembers deceased members and friends of the club. 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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The thirty-one surviving members of The Last Squad Club, a group of World War I veterans established in 1937, meets in 1981. Different members, including Al Look and Glenn Berry, are recorded speaking. 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. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History...
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During the 1983 meeting of the Last Squad Club, a group of World War I veterans that began meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado in the 1930’s, member Al Look reads a eulogy for those veterans who have passed. 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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A brochure for the former C.D. Smith Drug Company of Grand Junction and Mesa County, Colorado. The brochure was given to attendees of the C.D. Smith Company 80/80 Gift Show in 1980 and contains additional documents: A welcome letter to attendees, a list of restaurants in Grand Junction, and a Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce map of Grand Junction.
The brochure itself contains photographs of the company's original Main and Fifth Streets...
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Al Look describes the history of Faquawah, a group of Mesa County, Colorado businessmen who enjoyed camping and carousing in Southeastern Utah. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
*A recording of the Faquawah meeting itself was not put online, but can be requested at the Museums of Western Colorado.
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A panel of ceramic tiles created by Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third grade students and staff at Columbine Elementary School as part of a school-wide project during the 1997-1998 school year. The tiles are now displayed in the Mesa County Libraries Central Branch in an East Entrance hallway.
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A panel of ceramic tiles created by Fifth grade classes at Columbine Elementary School and by Columbine staff as part of a school-wide project during the 1997-1998 school year. The tiles are now displayed in the Mesa County Libraries Central Branch in an East Entrance hallway.
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The first of two panels of ceramic tiles created by Kindergarten, First, Second and Third grade classes at Columbine Elementary School as part of a school-wide project during the 1997-1998 school year. The tiles are now displayed in the Mesa County Libraries Central Branch in an East Entrance hallway.
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A panel of ceramic tiles created by Fourth grade classes at Columbine Elementary School as part of a school-wide project during the 1997-1998 school year. The students made the panels with Colorado History in mind. The tiles are now displayed in the Mesa County Libraries Central Branch in an East Entrance hallway.
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The second of two panels of ceramic tiles created by Kindergarten, First, Second and Third grade classes at Columbine Elementary School as part of a school-wide project during the 1997-1998 school year. The tiles are now displayed in the Mesa County Libraries Central Branch in an East Entrance hallway.
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Elberta Francis and David Sundal hold a conversation about former Grand Junction resident and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Francis speaks about knowing Trumbo through family connections and as a child of similar age. During his conversation with Francis and in a separate interview with Evelyn Kyle, Sundal talks about interviewing Trumbo and his impressions of him. Together, Francis and Sundal paint a picture of Trumbo and his...
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Dave Fishell, Karl Johnson, and James Carter discuss the history of law enforcement in Mesa County in 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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Al look talks about the many books he authored, the many speeches he gave, and his techniques for public speaking. He speaks about his endeavors in paleontology, the many places he visited during his travels, and his written contributions to local history. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Craig Aupperle talks about Grand Junction, Colorado’s first cemeteries, funeral houses, and mortuaries. He also gives an account of pioneer funeral rites and ceremonies, including burials led by horse-drawn buggies. He then discusses the locations of early roads, including the Rhone Creek Toll Road from Mesa County to Glenwood Springs, and the Hogback Road to Plateau Valley. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a...
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Dudley Mitchell describes some difficult times working for the railroad, including a very serious accident that occurred in Grassy, Utah, when an eastbound train jumped the tracks and many people were killed. Dudley also discusses his daily tasks as a car distributor, including information about payroll, the terminals, filing systems, important job duties, and all the freight distributed by the railroad. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County...
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Dudley Mitchell talks about the election campaigns of U.S. Representative Wayne Aspinall, and the campaign caravans they held in Western Colorado. Mitchell also discusses his work as the “ribbon candy expert” at the Miller Candy Factory in Grand Junction, the history of the Grand Valley’s Interurban line and the Grand Junction streetcar line, working at the Lyceum Theater on Main Street as a young man, and teenage escapades, such as causing...
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In a recording of unknown date, Al Look speaks to fellow Grand Junction Lions Club members about Doctor E.H. Munro, a Lions Club founding member and local physician. He also reads a speech written by Munro about the history of the Lions Club. 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.
*An incomplete recording of this speech...
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Dr. “E.H.” Munro talks about the history of the Grand Junction Lions Club and its members, hunting mountain lions in Utah, his fishing trip with President Herbert Hoover during Hoover’s speaking trip in Western Colorado, and shooting mishaps while hunting deer. 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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Dudley Mitchell talks about his jobs as car distributor, bill clerk and chief clerk for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. He also discusses Grand Junction’s local mines and mining-related railroads. 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.
