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Rufus Hirons describes his memories of Grand Junction, Colorado in the early Twentieth century, and talks about his work in the ranching and livestock industries. 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.
*Photograph from 1923 Grand Junction High School yearbook.
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Lowell “Pete” Laycock talks about the history of the Laycock Motor Company in Delta and Grand Junction, Colorado. He describes building frames to haul cars by truck from Lansing, Michigan to Grand Junction and driving the trucks with his father’s company, one of the first in the country transport cars in this way. He describes the build of Chrysler engines and other makes of automobile, and also talks about small airplane engines. He and interviewer...
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Ann Stokes talks about her father-in-law Walter Stokes and his involvement in Nineteenth century labor strife as a union coal miner in Colorado. She describes his establishment of the Stokes Mine after he moved to Mesa County and describes the mine’s operations. She speaks about early phone service in Palisade. She discusses her mom’s job as a nurse in rural areas, which included tasks like housecleaning, cooking, and sewing baby clothes for new...