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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Dennis Gallagher for Colorado Reflections, about 1985, 2006 January 16
Item
Identifier: couda-gallagher
Abstract
Colorado legislator Dennis Gallagher discusses the social, religious, and political environment in Denver during the 1940s to 1950s, including the impact of the Ku Klux Klan on his family. He also talks about Walker's Castle owned by John Brisbane Walker who developed northwest Denver.
Dates:
about 1985; Digitization: 2006 January 16
Oral history of Lelah Schornick, 1976 May 5, 2006 March
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Identifier: MSM97-184
Abstract
Schornick tells of her family's move to Mesa from Cherryville, Kansas, in 1909, to help her father's bronchiectasis. She recalls crops grown in those days: almonds, peaches, cantaloupe, citrus, dates. There were many ostrich farms and they ate ostrich eggs. She also talks about keeping cool by sleeping outside and wrapping water jars in wet burlap. Schornick married her husband Eugene (Gene), in 1917, and they had two children. Gene fought in World War II and retired from a career at Salt...
Dates:
1976 May 5; Digitization: 2006 March
Tom J. Noel for Colorado Reflections, about 1985, 2006 January 16
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Identifier: couda-noel_tom
Abstract
Tom Noel reflects on the political, social, and economic life of early Denver by looking at the bars, saloons, and the various functions they served.
Dates:
about 1985; Digitization: 2006 January 16
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