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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, in which Jerry Greene interviews Chris Dusatka. This recording probably aired in 1979. Chris begins the interview by reading a poem, made for children. Chris's various careers are then discussed, including her career as a children's writer, a kindergarten teacher, and a substitute teacher. Chris decided, after taking a children's literature correspondence course from DU, that there weren't enough high-quality...
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A Golden Oldies recording, created by Joy Poole, for the Wilkinson Public Library, of an oral history interview with Charles Yates. This was recorded in 1979, originally on a cassette tape. Charles first reviews his family history and then explains why the family came to Telluride, Colorado (a drought in Nebraska and a farmer recommended Telluride). The family moved from Nebraska to Placerville, Colorado in 1912. They then purchased a farm on Wilson...
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Norman Lines about a dance at Finn Hall. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording is only 3 minutes long.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. In this 2 minute recording, Midge Carrier speaks of taking the school bus from Pandora and playing as a child. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Elmer Ranta about playing basketball in a gym that he had to heat with wood before the team could play and also sledding. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording is only 2 minutes long.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Betty Stevens about a massive snow storm in 1968. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording is only about 2 minutes long.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. In this 3 minute recording, Harry Wright, who worked for Telluride's power company, speaks of what Telluride was like during the Prohibition. Every bar still carried liquor, it was made in Telluride, as the miners liked to drink. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably...
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Harry Wright about his life and work in Telluride and in other areas. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording is only 4 minutes long.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Bill Mahoney about ski lifts and their construction and cables for the mining trams. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording is only 3 minutes long.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Bill Mahoney about his purchase of stocks to help promote the ski area. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording is only about 3 minutes long.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Harry Wright about:
1.) Stamp mines (4 minutes long)
2.) Weather records (about 2 and a half minutes)
3.) Snow slides (about 2 and a half minutes)
4.) Flumes for Ames Power Station in Ilium (almost 3 minutes)
The date of this recording is unknown, but it...
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Bill Hamner about the Senate hotel and the Telluride cribs. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording is only 2 minutes long.
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A Historic Minute was a gathering of long-time residents of Telluride, Colorado in Telluride's park. The history of Telluride in the 20th century was discussed. Johnnie Stevens interviews Harry Wright about how there were no taxes in Telluride in the 1930's because of donations to the Town of Telluride from the brothels, saloons, and cribs. The date of this recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the late 1970's or 1980's. This recording...
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Davine Pera interviews Bob & Oda Alexander on April 17, 1990. At first, the family history is discussed (please see Bob Alexander's genealogy). Here is the transcript of this recording:
History and birthdates of Alexanders and their parents. Oda started school in Crawford, Co., then moved to San Miguel in 1906 where she attended school, finishing the 8th grade. She attended high school in Telluride where she graduated in 1913.
Bob left Virginia...
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An oral history, that is currently on cassette tape at the Wilkinson Public Library: Museum Tape MU38. This is side B: An interview between Sandra Johnson, Alta Cassietto and Charlie Woods. This recording is only 14 minutes long. Side A of this cassette recording is the beginning of the interview-- This can be found under Alta Allan's recording.
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Liberty Bell, Tomboy, Smuggler
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Sheridan, 1914 Flood
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Vanadium Corporation,...
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An oral history from October 3, 1988. Lael Fruen interviews Minnie Ackerman about her life in Telluride, Colorado. Here is her transcript:
00: 27 Describes their trip to Telluride and why her family moved here at age 13 from farm in Canyon City.
27- 53 Recalls living and cooking at the Tomboy mine in the summer of 1929 after the mine closed in 1926. Describes the town at the Tomboy mine.
53-77 Describes her life and social activities as a young...