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A photograph of Edward Martin, owner of Martin Mortuary, with his immediate family. Pictured from left to right are Paul Martin (age 19), Rex Martin (16), Helen Martin (42), David Martin (14), and Edward Alexander Martin (47). The photograph was taken around 1949.
The caption on the back of the photograph reads "Just Those Martins." The photograph was shared with Mesa County Libraries by Martin Mortuary, who consented to have the documents published...
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William Reeves talks about his service in the US Army’s 10th Division during World War I, about his brief career as an undertaker, and about working as an undertaker for both the Army and as a civilian during the Spanish Flu epidemic. 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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Ann Stokes talks about her father-in-law Walter Stokes and his involvement in Nineteenth century labor strife as a union coal miner in Colorado. She describes his establishment of the Stokes Mine after he moved to Mesa County and describes the mine’s operations. She speaks about early phone service in Palisade. She discusses her mom’s job as a nurse in rural areas, which included tasks like housecleaning, cooking, and sewing baby clothes for new...
