Cable cars (Streetcars)

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Clarkson Guyer, born in Denver in 1885, reflects on his first memories of his family and of Colorado. Guyer reminisces about the Denver cable cars and horse drawn cars. Tells of pranks and celebrations on Halloween at Grasshopper Hill in Denver and recreation activities like ice skating at City Park. Guyer reflects on his first experiences with automobiles, his time as an auxiliary fireman, and how the fire department used horse-drawn trucks.

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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.

Abstract Meryl Alberta Eads Stewart, born in Illinois, reminisces on her family's move to Colorado because of Meryl's asthma. Reflects on her first memories, particularly in Bennett and Littleton Colorado, of life on the prairie and of ranch life. Recalls selling vegetables to soldiers at Fort Logan and the Cherry Logan trolley. Stewart recalls moving to Denver, her father's grocery store, the snow storm in 1913, the streetcars in the city, the celebrations at the end of World War I, the reenactment...

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Suharev Tower with people walking around, streetcar passing.

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Closer view of Suharev Tower with people walking around, street stopped for passengers.

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Olietta Moore, born and raised in Colorado, reminisces on her childhood growing up in the Barnum neighborhood, opening of the Colfax Viaduct, and riding the Barnum streetcar. Discusses writing music, attending the University of Denver at the Lamont School of Music, and entertaining soldiers after World War I. Moore reflects on the creation of the Cosmopolitan Club, fighting against segregation, and the Klu Klux Klan in Denver. Briefly mentions her work as a hard rock miner.