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Al Look talks about his time in the US Naval Reserves during World War I and how he became an officer. He describes ships in detail and how they were loaded, the weapons on them, and Navy traditions. He talks about his time after the Navy and how he homesteaded in Dove Creek, Colorado. Look brings up World War II and his son’s service in the Navy at that time. The interview finishes with Look talking about his childhood in Nebraska. The interview...
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Elsie Cockrell talks about her life in the mining town of Idaho Springs, about her career as a beautician and later a teacher, and about the life of her parents as the children of German immigrants and farmers. 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.
