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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Gladys Metcalf for Colorado Reflections, 1982

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Identifier: couda-metcalf
Abstract

Gladys Metcalf, a graduate of Colorado Women's College, describes her involvement with the creation of "Early Aurora," a book about Aurora, Colorado. Metcalf explores the growth and history of Aurora, including economic and architectural history, and the role of transportation in the growth of Aurora.

Dates: 1982

Iona Wakefield for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-wakefield
Abstract 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...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

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