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The Great K & A Train Robbery was filmed in Glenwood Canyon in 1926. Tom Mix, the star, did his own stunts, including some on a moving train, that thrilled those watching.
James J. Flynn was the fireman on the train in the film. He had a picture of Tom Mix with the train crew which he submitted to the Green Light, a magazine for Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad employees. The magazine no longer exists but this clipping of the article was...
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A handbill advertising the movie "Woman Proof" starring Thomas Meighan making the rounds in local theaters in Gypsum, Eagle, and Minturn, August 1924.
'Woman Proof' was produced by Paramount Production. "The story deals with the four children of a rich man, who divides his estates among them on condition that each is married within five years following the reading of the will. Should they fail to carry out that provision, the millions are to go...
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Eagle had a movie theater in different locations over time, but in 1940, the new Eagle Theater building had its grand opening. The movie was "That's Right, You're Wrong" featuring May Robson and Edward Horton and would play a matinee and evening show. Afterwards, the celebration would continue with a dance.
The program features admission prices and advertisements for many local businesses in and around Eagle at the time, providing a general snapshot...
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Al Look talks about his career as a journalist and advertising manager for the Durango Herald, Grand Junction News, and the Daily Sentinel. He also talks about the shooting of Durango Herald editor William Wood by Durango Democrat editor Rod Day, and about homesteading in the Dove Creek area. He speaks about the film For Love of a Navajo, filmed in Farmington in 1922, and about his role as a lead in the movie. The interview was conducted by the Mesa...
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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 To Give or Exchange...
