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Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:
Al Richmond interviews Jack Verkamp (John G. Jr.) for the Gran Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title], Feb. 24, 1984, 1984 February 24, 2005 July 7
Verkamp discusses his life at the Grand Canyon as a result of his father's opening of the General Store there in 1906. He also shares his recollections about the tourist trains arriving in the Grand Canyon, including those which carried dignitaries such as Eisenhower and the Shah of Iran.
Al Richmond interviews Pauline Sampson and Marjorie Poquette, two long-term residents of Williams, Arizona about their life and occupational experience in Williams for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title], May 10, 1984, 1984, 2005 July 6
Harvey Butchart presentation on hiking in the Grand Canyon, 1997, about 1997 April 1, 2005 May 25
Harvey Butchart presents, in front of over 60 guests, a myriad of photos that he took while exploring various canyons within Grand Canyon National Park. These photos were being donated to the NAU Archives and Special Collections Division. He discusses some of them in great detail, describing their location within the park (mostly that of various canyons) and their significance both to him as a seasoned trekker of the Grand Canyon and to the natural history of the area.
Interview with Betty L. Bartlett for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title], July 24, 1984, 1984 July 24, 2005 July 7
Interview with David and Cherry Blair at the Bar Heart Ranch for the Gran Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title], March 11, 1984, 1984 March 11, 2005 July 8
Interview with John L. Black for the Gran Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title], March 17, 1984, 1984, 2005 July 6
Richmond interviews Black about his father, Leo Black, and grandfather, Harley Monroe Goss, who were conductors and locomotives/diesel engineers on the Grand Canyon Railway during the 1930's and 40's. Goss had prior experience working on the Santa Fe Rairoad in New Mexico and the Pennsylvania Roailroad. Black also gives Richmond some suggestions about other individuals to contact regarding the rairoad and its development.
Interview with John Setterland for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title], April 2, 1984, 1984 April 2, 2005 July 7
Setterland worked as a locomotive engineer for the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Compnay from 1927-1940. He describes the logging camps where the employees were accommodated (he lived alone at that time) and the engines (Baldwin and Shea engines) that they used to transport the lumber. He also mentions prohibition and ethic makeup of many of the lumberjacks (i.e. they were mostly Swedes and Mexicans).
Interview with John T. Wamble for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title], May 4, 1984, 1984 May 4, 2005 July 7
Interview with Jose A. Acosta for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title], April 2, 1984, 1984 April 2, 2005 July 8
Richmond interviews Acosta, a long time foreman for the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railways, who aided with the construction of the Grand Canyon Railroad over the course of 40 years. He discusses in detail his involvement in laying railroad track and ties to construct the local and tourist railway into and around the Grand Canyon.
Interview with Leland E. "Bill" Thurston for the Grand Canyon Railway Oral History Project [constructed title], April 25, 1984, 1984 April 25, 2005 July 7
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