Oral history interviews with Riffey, Arnold, 1975, 2006 August 10

Item

Identifier: MPL17

Staff Only

Abstract

Dorothy Trevino interviews Arnold Riffey, an early Mancos, Colorado settler. This interview is part of a series of oral histories of early settlers taken in the 1970s intended to be included in the Mancos Public Library collection.

Dates

1975
Digitization: 2006 August 10

Creator

Trevino, Dorothy (Interviewer, Person)

Digital Repository

Oral history interviews with Riffey, Arnold

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 ; 50 minutes, 41 seconds

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

Topics discussed: Interview; Immigration -- Germany; La Plata Canyon -- La Plata City -- Parrot City -- May Day Mine -- Gold -- Freighters; Education -- Teachers -- School houses -- Transportation; Mancos (Colo.) -- Horse-racing; Native Americans -- Social relations with cowboys; Durango -- Craiger Store; Industry -- Ice-making -- Roads, Mesa Verde -- County roads