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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired December 21, 1979. Jerry Greene interviews long-time residents Jack and Davine Pera. They are the owners of the hardware store, Timberline Hardware. They have owned the business for 10-11 years. Jack tells the story of how he came about the idea of the hardware store—when Joe Zoline announced the ski area opening, Jack decided Telluride was going to grow and would be in need of a hardware business....
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Walter Farnham is interviewed by Jerry Greene in a KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, on July 24, 1981. Farnham's life and career are described. Also discussed is if Telluride, Colorado is a resort town? Walter believes Telluride has a non-world class resort status currently and that the town needs more recreation places, like a convention center and a golf course, to attract people to visit and live in Telluride. He believes in town growth and...
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An oral history recording, given by Lisa Bardwell, at the Wilkinson Public Library, in Telluride, Colorado, to George Bardwell. The date of the recording is unknown. The recording was created from a cassette tape and there are parts in the recording that are blank. There are 3 parts to this recording, as it was recorded on three sides of a cassette tape. The volume needs to be turned up because it was recorded with a low volume. The recording ends...
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An oral history recording, given by Lisa Bardwell, at the Wilkinson Public Library, to George Bardwell. The date of the recording is unknown. The recording was created from a cassette tape.
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The second part of an oral history recording, in which Lisa Bardwell interviews George Bardwell about his life in Telluride, Colorado. Brought to you by the Wilkinson Public Library.
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The oral history transcription for an oral history that was done by Wilkinson Public Library. Lisa Bardwell interviewed George Bardwell. The date is unknown.
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A document, possibly written by Emma Nardin Oberto, around 1990, as part of the oral history project, conducted by the Wilkinson Public Library, in Telluride, Colorado. Describes Gio Oberto and Hattie Gallo(n) Obertos' lives.
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A photograph of Gio Oberto, around 1900, at the Nellie Mine, near Bear Creek, in Telluride, Colorado. Gio spent $30,000 to acquire this mine and ultimately lost the money. Nellie Mine was a gold mine.
Gio has number 5, on his pant cuff, in the photograph.
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A pamphlet, written by Gio's lawyer and friend (name is illegible), published by San Miguel Historical Society, circa 1977, about Gio Oberto's life. Includes his career in Telluride, Colorado, and various professions, mining claims, lawsuits, and a physical description of Gio.
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Gio Oberto's obituary (unknown publisher). More than likely published in either San Miguel County or Montrose County. Exact date is also unknown, but would be February of 1942.
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An obituary for Gio Oberto, dated February 11, 1942, and published by the Montrose Press. Please note the misspelling of the last name--the correct last name is Oberto.
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An oral history recording of Harold & Grace Brewer that took place on August 9, 1988. The interviewer is David Atkinson. The length is about 50 minutes. Topics discussed include: Grace's family history and childhood, including growing up in Ophir during the 1930's, Harold's move to Ophir/Telluride, how Placerville got its name, school in Ophir, the killing of Mr. Bash, the shooting of Mr. Oberto, dances in San Miguel City, Grace's work in the school...
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A transcription from an oral history recording, that took place on 8/12/1992, in which Davine Pera interviews Grace and Harold Brewer.
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The entire town of Telluride, Colorado shows up for the ground-breaking construction of the Wilkinson Public Library, that was finished in 2000.
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This is a newspaper article that is most likely from the Telluride Times - Journal published in June 1988. The article discusses Dave Foreman's visit to the newly formed Sheep Mountain Alliance in order to encourage grassroots organizing against logging and road development. Foreman, founder of Earth First!, was a prominent figure in the environmental movement during the 1970s-1990s.
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The picture is of a hang glider (person unknown) landing in Beaver Pond, in Telluride, Colorado. The exact date is unknown, but probably from the 1970's. Here is an email, provide by Craig Muhonen, about an article written by John Heiney, about Telluride Hang Gliding's 25th year festival:
"Rainy, But Good
Telluride Hang Gliding Festival’s 25th Year
© John Heiney
The atmosphere of the 1998 flying season has been somewhat overbearing...
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This is a picture of a hang glider landing on main street in Telluride, Colorado. Here is a story of the history of hang gliding in Telluride, written by Craig Muhonen:
"Clint Wolf’s lumber building was the “parking” area for the TAF gliders, in the early “daze”, and as you can see by the amount of locals on main street, I mean the whole town sometimes, like bombing the avalanches, came out to watch TAF fliers and their friends.
It...
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A picture taken by Craig Muhonen of hang gliding on the valley floor, near Telluride, Colorado. The date is probably in the 1970's.
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An oral history interview, which took place on August 12, 1992, between Davine Pera and Grace and Harold Brewer. The length is about an hour and a half. Here is the transcription:
Brewer, Harold & Grace
OH78
1625 Dover Rd, Montrose, CO 81401
Aug. 12, 1992
Davine Pera
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CD1
42 tracks
47:17
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31 tracks
47:14
CD1
T1
Intro
T2
History of Grace's parents. Father came from England to Ophir to work in the mines. He...
