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Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:

Rick Ricketson for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-ricketson
Abstract "F.H." better known as Rick Ricketson reminisces on the bright lights (neon) of downtown Denver, particularly the movie theaters on Curtis Street in the early 1900s. Ricketson recalls the theater district in Denver, including the Tabor Theater, the America, the Empress, the Princess, the Strand, the Plaza, the Isis, and others. Ricketson tells the Roundup Riders and his role in organizing the group. Ricketson reflects on Central City and his time as the President of the Central City Opera...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Robert Brown for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-brown
Abstract Robert (Bob) L. Brown, professor at the University of Colorado and the University of Denver, briefly discusses the books he has written. Brown describes Christmas celebrations during the early parts of Colorado history, starting with one of the first celebrations in Colorado during the 1806 expedition led by Zebulon Montgomery Pike. Brown discusses the Christmas dinner during the John C. Fremont expedition of 1848, the Christmas Day Massacre of 1854 at Fort Nepesta (now known as Pueblo), the...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Robert Brown for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-brown_ghosttowns
Abstract Robert (Bob) Brown, a retired history teacher and author, discusses the ghost towns of Colorado and his research for his books. Brown reflects on his change from teaching at the University of Denver to teaching at public schools. Brown discusses the formation and dissolution of towns in the Rocky Mountains, usually based around mining, beginning around the 1850s. Brown discusses what criteria a town must meet to be called a ghost town, and mentions Mesa Verde, Georgetown, Leadville, Cripple...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Robert Brown for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-brown_pikes
Abstract Robert (Bob) Brown, retired teacher and author, discusses how Pike's Peak got its name. Explains what Colorado looked like before it became a territory or state and the formation of different towns and cities in Colorado. Brown discusses the how the Gold Rush, which brought people out West to Colorado, was precipitated by the "Panic of 1857," an economic depression. Discusses how people traveled out west, mostly by stagecoaches, by the Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail, or the Smoky Hill...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Robert Graham for Colorado Reflections, about 1985, 2006 January 16

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Identifier: couda-graham
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Robert Graham remembers early Glenwood Springs and the resort town's hot springs, as well as the dust bowl at Canon City. He talks about the development of the University of Colorado at Denver based on his long years of service to the campus.

Dates: about 1985; Digitization: 2006 January 16

Rose Lucas for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-lucas
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Rose Lucas reflects on her childhood and her first memories of Colorado. Discussing her mother, who was a governess for the children of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor and her father, who opened the first Jewish bakery in Denver in the early 1900s. Lucas remembers horse-drawn wagons, making deliveries for the bakery, and working for the Golden Eagle. Recalls the City Hall Fire in 1898, the flood of 1905, and the robbery of the Denver Mint in 1920.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Sam Menin for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-menin
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Sam Menin, Denver defense attorney, describes attending Westminster Law School (which would later merge the University of Denver College of Law) at night while working during the day. Menin reflects on his career and discusses why he often represented homeless, poor, or oppressed clients. Discusses the impact of the KKK, segregation, and race relations.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Sheldon Peterson for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-peterson
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Sheldon Peterson discusses his career as a broadcaster and journalist for the Denver Post and KLZ radio, both in Denver as well as his time as a professor at the University of Denver. Peterson reflects on covering the bombing of Pearl Harbor, censorship during World War II, a prison break from the Colorado State Penitentiary in 1948, and President Eisenhower's heart attack. Also discusses changes in reporting and journalism over the years.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

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Colorado 83
Denver (Colo.) 69
Depressions -- 1929 12
World War, 1914-1918 11
World War, 1939-1945 10
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Authors 8
Railroads 7
Teachers 7
Central City (Colo.) 6
Gold mines and mining 6
Boulder (Colo.) 5
Mines and mineral resources 5
Segregation 5
Agriculture 4
Architecture 4
Cable cars (Streetcars) 4
Golden (Colo.) 4
History 4
Leadville (Colo.) 4
Theater 4
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 3
Denver (Colo.) -- History 3
Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.) 3
Historians 3
Illinois 3
Prohibition 3
Race relations 3
Ranchers 3
Ranching 3
Rocky Mountains 3
Western Slope (Colo.) 3
Black Hawk (Colo.) 2
Black women in United States history 2
Broadcasting 2
Canon City (Colo.) 2
Chicago (Ill.) 2
Christmas trees 2
City Park (Denver, Colo.) 2
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 2
Education 2
Farming 2
Fire fighters 2
Fishing 2
Ford, Justina, 1871-1952 2
Frontier and pioneer life 2
Glenwood Springs (Colo.) 2
Hard rock mines and mining 2
Historic preservation 2
Hugo (Colo.) 2
Idaho Springs (Colo.) 2
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 2
Journalists 2
Littleton (Colo.) 2
Manitou Springs (Colo.) 2
Molly Brown House Museum (Denver, Colo.) 2
Physicians 2
Pianists 2
Pikes Peak (Colo.) 2
Police 2
Pueblo (Colo.) 2
Racism 2
Rocky Ford (Colo.) 2
Silver mines and mining 2
Social life and customs 2
Titanic (Steamship) 2
Transportation 2
Tuberculosis 2
Wyoming 2
women in history 2
1940-1960 1
1970-1985 1
Active learning 1
African American educators 1
Antisemitism 1
Apple growers 1
Archaeology 1
Arts and older people 1
Aspen (Colo.) 1
Aurora (Colo.) 1
Automobiles 1
Bakeries 1
Bakers 1
Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Colorado 1
Bennett (Colo.) 1
Berkeley Lake (Colo.) 1
Berthoud (Colo.) 1
Big band music 1
Biplanes 1
Boulder (Colo.) -- Politics and government 1
Boulder (Colo.) -- Social life and customs 1
Boulder County (Colo.) 1
Broadcast journalism 1
Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.) 1
Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932 1
Brush Creek (Eagle County, Colo.) 1
California 1
Camp Fire Girls 1
Canon City (Colo.) -- History 1
Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.) 1
Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo.) 1
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