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44181) Eagle Valley Manuscripts
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Browse letters, documents, stories, certificates, just about anything on paper in this collection-- all from Eagle County and the surrounding areas of the Western Slope of Colorado.
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Helen Hyde talks about her family history and the vital role that music played in her family while growing up in Kannah Creek and Paonia, Colorado. She tells stories and plays songs on the piano about mines, people and places in the San Juan Mountains, such as the Tomboy Mine and the Camp Bird Mine. She plays cowboy songs, such as Streets of Laredo. She recalls putting on plays and musical programs with other youth while living with the Toothaker...
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Ira Caley talks about growing up on a farm near Grants Pass, Oregon and in the town of Springfield, Oregon. He speaks about the difficulty of his home life and joining the Marines at the age of seventeen. He recalls basic training, early rumblings about the Vietnam War in 1963, being assigned to the 1st Batallion, 11th Marines, training for jungle warfare in the Philippines, and landing in Vietnam as part of an invasion force in October 1965. He describes...
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The interview was conducted four months after Dr. Coburn's retirement from Fort Lewis College. It was transcribed by Catherine Conrad at the Southwest Studies Center, edited by Todd Ellison, and sent to Coburn on Sept. 20, 1996 for his review. On Oct. 2, 1996, Dr. Coburn sent Ellison 5 typed pages of changes and amendations, which were made to the transcript. Ellison also indexed the transcript (2 p.), and sent a final copy to the narrator on October...
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Image of Rico RS dwelling site. The site is a field. To the right there is a wooden pole. To the left there is a second pole. There is what appears to be a wire strung between the two poles. A forest lines the field. In the background a ridgeline is seen rising to the right. In the bottom right corner the number 382430 is seen.
44188) Rico RS barn - 12JUN42
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Image of Rico RS barn. The barn is a log cabin style structure. It has what appears to be two garage doors located in the front of the barn. To the left the roof of a second structure is seen. In the background a mountain is leading from left to right. In the bottom right corner the number 422787 is seen.
44189) Francis Lufkin & the twins
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Francis Lufkin poses with twins; their names are unknown, but their mother was Lola Figgins, daughter of Frank & Birdie Figgins.
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During the 1960s, Vail, Colorado was a fledgling ski town and the community often created its own entertainment. Spearheaded by John and Cissy Dobson, Lillian Miller, and Ted Poliac, the Vail Players melodrama theatre group operated between1966 and 1971, with its season running from June until October. Performances were often sold out and proceeds supported community projects such as the medical clinic and Vail Interfaith Chapel. On 31 December...
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Image of Rico RS Office & Dwelling. Two log cabin style buildings are seen. The building on the right has two garage doors. The left garage door open revealing a car inside. The building to the left has one back door. In the background there is a mountain side covered in trees. In the foreground a dirt road is seen running from left to right.
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Postcard
A train traveling alongside a mountain, smoke billowing. Several people stand nearby.
44195) Helen Gladys (Rambo) Hyde
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Person
She was born in Whitewater, Colorado to William H. Rambo and Charlotte (Baer) Rambo. Her father was a farmer and her mother was a homemaker. Her family often sang songs together until the death of Helen’s brother when she was twelve. US Census records show that they lived in Kannah Creek in 1920, when Helen was eight years old, and on California Mesa in Delta County in 1930.
She married Fred L. Yates in Moab, Utah on February 24, 1935. The 1940...
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Voice Recording
Warren Kiefer talks about his career as a fireman and engineer on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, and working the line between Grand Junction, Colorado and Salt Lake City. He gives specifics about the technical aspects of the fireman position on a steam locomotive. He speaks about the relationship between the fireman and the engineer, and tells stories about comical and contentious interactions between different workers. He explains the purpose...
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Voice Recording
Eda Musser talks about her wedding day and honeymoon with Kelso Musser, and about evidence of Ute Indian habitation that was still present in Escalante Canyon in 1910. She also discusses travel through the canyon, its inhabitants, ranching practices in the canyon, and the fire that destroyed the Musser’s ranch house. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western...
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Newscasts, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, provided by Jon Kovash, Deb Laity, and Eva Bennett. Topics include:
12/03/1990:
Commissioners pass compromise on land use code town swings. Debt refinancing council will again consider new gondola agreement. Study shows strong tourism economy in southwest Colorado. We've got high school and middle school news and today's weather report
12/4/1990:
--Sheriff's department still investigating...
