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Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:

Frank Francone for Colorado Reflections, about 1984, 2006 January 16

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Identifier: couda-francone
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Born in Silver Plume, Colorado, Frank Francone describes his childhood as a shepherd during the early 1900s, living in a homestead and working in the mines, later moving to Goodrich and Montrose with his family, and finally getting a job with Public Service Company in Denver.

Dates: about 1984; Digitization: 2006 January 16

Frank McGlone for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-mcglone
Abstract Dr. Frank McGlone, a physician born and raised in Colorado, reflects on his memories of World War I, including a large celebration in Denver at the announcement of the end of the war. Discusses his experience of the flu epidemic during World War I, how it affected his family, and how doctors treated flu patient. McGlone discusses his memories of gas lighting, coal furnaces, the changes in radio technology, playing baseball, and his association with well-known Denverites. Recalls how an...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Fred Dow for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-dow
Abstract Fred Dow, a professor at the University of Colorado Denver, discusses the influx of Chinese immigrants into the state of Colorado providing labor for mines, railroads, and other labor industries in the 1860s and 1870s. Dow discusses his family history and heritage as a Chinese American. Dow traces the mass migration of Chinese immigrants from the 1840s, factors contributing to the "great migration," describes the mostly young, single, male population of Chinese workers, and describes the...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Genevieve Fiore for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-fiore
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Genevieve Fiore, born in Wyoming, discusses her move to Colorado as a child, growing up on a vegetable farm, and growing up Italian. Fiore discusses her work with UNESCO, UN, UNICEF, and other international organizations since the 1940s. Her brothers served in WWII and discusses the impact of the war her family. Discusses her move to northern Denver neighborhood

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

George Dobbins for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-dobbins
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George Dobbins, a retired professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, discusses his childhood in Denver and Englewood. Dobbins reflects on his memories of Cherry Creek, riding street cars, the big blizzard of 1913, and his unconventional path to higher education.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

George Schweigert for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-schweigert
Abstract George Schweigert, born and raised in Colorado, reflects on his childhood in Westcliffe and Canon City. Reflects on selling candy to miners at coal mines, playing the wild burros that came to his family's yard, living near the penitentiary and his interactions with prisoners, and his memories of silver mining and prospecting. Discusses his father, who was an attorney and county judge that specialized in water rights and disputes. Reflects on his love of fishing and how the art of fishing has...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Gladys Metcalf for Colorado Reflections, 1982

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Identifier: couda-metcalf
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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

Hal Benson for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-benson
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Hal Benson, a CU graduate, reflects on his childhood in Leadville, Colorado on a homestead and in town. Recalls watching the silver and ore smelters at a mine in Leadville and his connection with Baby Doe Tabor. Benson discusses the railroad industry in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, including railroad accidents. Discusses the influx of Chinese immigrants working for the Public Service Company building power lines in the mountains.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Helen Dice for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-dice
Abstract

Helen Dice, author, reflects on moving to California to Colorado during the Great Depression and her experiences in Brush Creek, Colorado. Discusses working on a ranch selling dairy products, fruits, eggs, and vegetables and the effects of the depression on the Western Slope and on Dice's family. Dice remembers raising a family in a small town, the town dances, and going to the movies.

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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