University of Colorado at Denver
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Iona Wakefield for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-wakefield
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Iona Wakefield, a graduate of CU Boulder, reflects on the changes in Denver neighborhoods including Capitol Hill and her childhood in East Denver. Wakefield describes rides in trolley cars, her family's first car, learning to drive, and transportation in the city. Describes her memories of the end of World War I and the newspaper she kept from that day. Wakefield discusses fashion trends in the 1920s, prohibition, her social life during the roaring twenties, and her experiences during the...
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Joseph Reilly for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-reilly
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Joseph (Joe) Reilly, a retired Denver policeman, discusses his childhood and first job working at Gates Rubber Company in Denver. Reflects on his 28 career as a policeman in Denver, including Denver Police training in the 1920s, prohibition, police corruption, and the condition of prisons and jails. Reilly discusses the changes in the way that police officers are treated in the community, the evolution of police tools, and changes in training.
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- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.) 1
- Depressions -- 1929 1
- Police 1
- Police corruption 1
- Roaring twenties 1