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Postcard
Side view of Holiday Inn with mountains in rear. A greeting was written on the back left side of this postcard.
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Document
A description of ranches, owners, and families that first settled along Brush Creek in the Eagle Valley, including east and west ranches. This is a section from the Laurene Knupp Collection, which can be viewed at the Eagle Public Library.
Thumbnail for 'Third Interview with Dudley W. Mitchell'
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Voice Recording
Dudley Mitchell talks about the history of his family in Pitkin, Eagle, and Garfield Counties, and his acquaintance with Democratic politicians, including Ed Taylor. He also talks about his boyhood spent in Cardiff, Colorado, and about his career working on the railroad. 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....
Thumbnail for 'True Epics of Western Colorado radio plays: Episodes 13-16'
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Voice Recording
Four radio plays written by Wilson Rockwell, based in part on short histories he wrote for his book Sunset Slope, and broadcast in the Grand Junction area on KREX during the late 1950’s or early 1960’s. The programs include: Episode 13 – The Escape (0:00), Episode 14 – The Meeker Massacre (12:48), Episode 15 – The Ambush (28:34), Episode 16 – Professional Killer (42:46). These broadcasts are made available via signed release by the Mesa...
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Thumbnail for 'Interview with Joe and Mike Peep, and Ida (Bourg) Peep'
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Compound
Joe, Mike and Ida Peep discuss their family’s Italian heritage, the history of their pioneer family in Fruita, and life as young people in Western Colorado. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Third Interview with Joseph John Egger'
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Voice Recording
Joseph John Egger discusses his family’s history in Mesa County, and Mesa County agriculture in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.