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A black and white photograph of Smuggler-Union Mills, in Telluride, Colorado. The mine can be seen in the foreground with mountains in the background.
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Dolores-Telluride Hiway, Montezuma National Forest.
23) Durango (Colo.)
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Five photos of churches: Baptist, First Presbyterian, Episcopal, Catholic Churches and M.E. Church. [writing on back] addressed to Mrs. M.A. Colett Denver, Colorado. Postmarked 1915 dated 8/8/16 no stamp
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Photo of the two-story Durango city library. Two small trees are in front of the building.
25) El Diente Peak
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El Diente Peak ("The Tooth"), elevation 14,159', Wilson Mountains Primitive Area near Telluride, Colorado. Showing residual snow on its slopes.
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This is the written transcription, as spoken by Emma Nardin Oberto, in her oral history recording, on April 14, 1991. The date of this document is July 1990. Emma was age 86 at the time of the writing. Emma discusses her childhood in Telluride, Colorado, during the early 1900's--including: the miner's strike from 1901-1904, the San Juan Hotel (started by her parents: Paul & Dominica Nardin), the San Juan Hotel, dances at the Liberty Bell, Swede-Finn...
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Color photo of the Galloping Goose train caboose parked in a field.
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Laura Foster discusses John “Peg-leg” Foster and his involvement in Telluride mining strikes, and her life as a pioneer woman in the Paradox Valley. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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A silver U. S. mail rail truck, the Galloping Goose, sits on railroad tracks, a snow plow attached to the front.
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Picture of Galloping Goose motor car traveling along the railroad tracks on a cliff-side.
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A photograph of Gio Oberto, around 1900, at the Nellie Mine, near Bear Creek, in Telluride, Colorado. Gio spent $30,000 to acquire this mine and ultimately lost the money. Nellie Mine was a gold mine.
Gio has number 5, on his pant cuff, in the photograph.
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Greeting card with a clam shell on the front. The writing inside the shell inside of shell is color pink painted green on bottom of shell [writing on back] addressed to Miss Edith Giono with a one cent stamp.
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Greeting card with pink flowers on the front the lettering written in glitter. There is a small tear on the bottom right corner [writing on back] addressed to Miss Eda Giono dated Sept. 29, 1909
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Four photos of Native Americans dressed in traditional clothing in the middle a caption "Hello from Telluride Colorado we stopped at Telluride Drugs" ID number from postage stamp area
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Home was never like this, Telluride Colorado (leather bar postcard).
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View of a blue lake in a valley next to road cliffs are on the left side a small structure in the lower right hand corner mountain peaks in the background
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Evelyn Kyle, the first coordinator of the Mesa County Oral History Project, discusses her role in expanding the program shortly after its inception in 1976, and describes colorful personalities that she met through the project. She also talks about her life in the performing arts, establishing and acting in community theaters around Western Colorado, about her experiences during the Dust Bowl and World War II, and about her marriage to Jim Kyle and...
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Kip Wood recites original poetry, talks about his life as a cowboy, and discusses his acquaintance with John “Peg-leg” Foster, Butch Cassidy, and other memorable and disreputable characters from Colorado history. 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.
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Tom and Marie Biglin talk about their lives in the Nucla, Colorado area, about his career in ranching, and about her career as the office manager for the Nucla Regional Office of the Rural Electrification Administration. They also touch on his service as an ambulance driver during World War I, the development of irrigation in Nucla, and other tidbits of local history. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration...
