Oral history of Mallot, Vida; Rush, Minnie Virginia; history of the Point Lookout Camp at Mesa Verde, a history of the town of Dolores, summary of Colorado railway expansion, and an account of the Pride of the West Mine Disaster., 1975, 2006 August 10

Item

Identifier: MPL05

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Abstract

This is part of a series of oral history interviews of the Mancos Valley pioneers, compiled by Dorothy Trevino in the mid 1970s. This piece consists of Dorothy Trevino reading the life accounts of Vida Mallet and Minnie Virginia Rush, as well as brief histories of the town of Dolores and Point Lookout Camp at Mesa Verde. There are also newspaper accounts of the Pride of the West Mine Disaster of 1942, and newspaper accounts of a blizzard near Rico.

Dates

1975
Digitization: 2006 August 10

Creator

Trevino, Dorothy (Interviewer, Person)

Digital Repository

Oral history of Mallot, Vida; Rush, Minnie Virginia; history of the Point Lookout Camp at Mesa Verde, a history of the town of Dolores, summary of Colorado railway expansion, and an account of the Pride of the West Mine Disaster.

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in English, Spanish, and other languages.

Conditions Governing Access

http://mancos.lib.co.us/Copyright to this resource is held by the Mancos Public Library and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without written permission of the Mancos Public Library.

Extent

1 Items ; 1 hour, 2 minutes, 40 seconds

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

Topics discussed: Life history; Point Lookout Camp -- Mesa Verde (Calif.) -- Residents; Life history; Homesteading; Life history -- Merchant; Life history -- Flood of 1911; Railroads -- Colorado; Railway Expansion; Transportation -- Colorado -- Economic development; Silverton, Colorado -- 1942 disaster; Mancos Valley -- Account of death; Mancos Valley -- Account of death