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In 1980, William "Bill" Ranta was interviewed by Telluride elementary school children. This is the transcription for that interview.
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A Telluride High School photograph, from 1922, featuring William "Bill" Ranta (top row, 5th from left).
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5) Elmer Ranta
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The Telluride High School Basketball Team, of Telluride, Colorado, in 1935. They were the champions. Elmer Ranta is holding the basketball.
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A photograph of fifth-grader Elmer Ranta (far right, last row) taken in 1928.
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Telluride Volunteer Fire Department, in Telluride, Colorado, in front of Miners Union, 1962. Elmer Ranta front row 6th from left.
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A document, possibly written by Emma Nardin Oberto, around 1990, as part of the oral history project, conducted by the Wilkinson Public Library, in Telluride, Colorado. Describes Gio Oberto and Hattie Gallo(n) Obertos' lives.
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A pamphlet, written by Gio's lawyer and friend (name is illegible), published by San Miguel Historical Society, circa 1977, about Gio Oberto's life. Includes his career in Telluride, Colorado, and various professions, mining claims, lawsuits, and a physical description of Gio.
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Gio Oberto's obituary (unknown publisher). More than likely published in either San Miguel County or Montrose County. Exact date is also unknown, but would be February of 1942.
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An obituary for Gio Oberto, dated February 11, 1942, and published by the Montrose Press. Please note the misspelling of the last name--the correct last name is Oberto.
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A picture taken of Hattie Oberto, attending a Trout Lake wedding, near Telluride, Colorado. The date is unknown, but is probably between 1900 and 1912. Hattie Oberto is in the light colored dress, standing in front.
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A family photograph of the Obertos. Pictured (from left to right): Henrietta (Hattie) Oberto, Leo Edwin Oberto, Gio Oberto, and Silvio Oberto.
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Originally published in the San Miguel Basin Forum, this obituary is for Jacob "Jake" Ranta, dated August 29, 1958.
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A Southeast section of the Lone Tree Cemetery map, located in Telluride, Colorado, featuring the Oberto family's plots (marked with a blue dot): Emma Nardin Oberto (plot #817), Leo Edwin Oberto (plot #817), Henrietta Oberto (plot #818), Robert Gio Oberto (#819), and Gio Oberto (plot #820). To visit these plots, use the east gate (the cemetery's main entrance) and walk west on the path. The plots will be located on the left.
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A portrait of Robert Gio Oberto, as a toddler, probably around 1 year old. Robert died of pneumonia, as a toddler.
