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To mark the centennial celebration of the town of Grand Junction, Colorado in 1981, the Mesa County Oral History Project wrote and recorded several radio plays about local history. Beginning on September 26, 1981, local radio stations KSTR, KREX-AM, KREX-FM, and KMSA broadcast the plays. Authors of the plays used interviews recorded by the Mesa County Oral History Project as inspiration. This archival recording contains the play The Teller Institute,...
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John Hart talks about his childhood in Grand Junction, Colorado, his bout with polio that left him lame, and his early career with the Colorado Department of Fish and Game. He recounts some history of the department and speaks about aspects of his career, including encounters with Native Americans. He also describes encounters with poachers, cattle rustlers, and bootleggers. He speaks about his family history. He describes training US troops in survival...