Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Craig Aupperle Oral History
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
10.1975Description
Craig B. Aupperle discusses the early Twentieth century history of Grand Junction.Lunches For The Victums Of The San Francisco Quake; Beanery ; Depot Built In 1905; Drgrr; Midland Rr; Gould Family Who Owned Drg; Graveyard Stew; First Train July 1882; Crawford Addition; J.A.K. Crawford's Brickyard; Struthers Ave. Gov. Crawford; House Architecture; Town Of Carpenter, Now A Ghost Town; Bookcliff Mine; Bookcliff Railroad; Gunnison; Biggs-kurtz Lumber Yard; P.A. Rice Lumber Company; First Sawmill On Pinon Mesa Was Owned By Rice; Brodack Brick Yard; Carleton Tunnel; Rudi Dam; "cousin Jacks" Were Welsh; Gunnison River Bridge To The Redlands; Italians; Chinese Laundries; Melrose Hotel; Avalon: Congregational Church; Longo's Grocery Store; Pacific Saloon; Red Sandstone Buildings; Pastime Cafe; Far East Restaurant; St. Regis Hotel; Reed And Margery Buildings; Mesa County Bank, Adams; Canon Block; First National Bank; Grand Valley National Bank; Drug Store Chain Of C.D.Smith; Schmidt Hardware; Us Bank; List Of Buildings; Clock On Main Street Owned By Grand Valley National Bank; Park Opera House; Phidelah Rice, Monologist; Durham Stocjyards; Bull Durham Tobacco Lunches For San Francisco Quke Victumns; Beanery; Depot Built 1905; Drgrr; Midland;gould Family (owned Drgrr); Graveyard Stew Or Milk Toast; First Train July 1882; Crawford Addition; J.A.K. Crawford's Brickyard; Struthers Ave.; Governor Crawford; House Architecture; Town Of Carpenter, Now A Ghost Town; Bookcliff Mine; Bookcliff Railroad; Gunnison; Biggs-kurtz Hardware And Lumber; P.A.Rice Lumber Company; First Sawmill Pinon Mesa Was P.A.Rices; Brodack Brick Yard; Carleton Tunnel; Rudi Dam; "cousin Jacks" Are Welsh; Gunnison River Bridge To The Redlands; Italians; Chinese Laundries; Melrose Hotel; Avalon; Congregational Church; Longo's Grocery Store;pacific Saloon; Red Sandstone Buildings; Pastime Cafe; Far East Restaurant; St. Regis Hotel; Reed Building And Margery Building; Drug Store Chain, C.D.Smith Drugs, 1902; Schmidt Hardware; Us Bank; List Of G.J. Buildings; Clock On Main Street Owned By Grand Valley National Bank; Park Opera House; Phidelah Rice, Monologist; Durham Stockyards; Bull Durham Tobacco First Boy Bporn In Valley, Harrison Gavin; Midwives; Dr. Harrison Stroud; Home Remedies; Roth School; Elwood And Crown Point Cemeteries; Progressive Women's Club; Horse Thieves; Hurlbert And Armstrong, Tom Boy Mine; Mr. George Knowles, Carpenter; Cattle; Salt Wash, Utah; Round-up; Making Cheese; Milk House; Washing Clothes By Hand; Washing Machine; Making Soap; Home Canning; Quilts; Car Race, Basalt To Glenwood; Bikes; Congregational Church, Fruita, And Its Bell;square Dances; Fruit High-1902; Gavin Farm; D.T.Clark, Sheep And Cattle; Crested Butte; Doc Gavin, Cowboy; Flying W Ranch; Ridgeway; Cow Creek; Doc Gavin, Ouray Cty. Commissioner; Henry Rhone; Town Of Rhone; Fruita Park Activities; Appleton, Fruita Industry; Third P.O. In Squire Lane's Home; Appleton Brethern Church, Water Troughs, Sacred Heart Rectory; Rhone, Town; Fruita Park Activities;appleton; Fruita Industry; Post Office In Squire Lane's Home; Pabor; Fruita Bandstand; Brethern Church, Appleton; Rectory At The Fruita Catholic Church; Water Troughs, Fruita
Interview Date:
March 6 1975Rights:
copyright Museums of Western ColoradoRelated collection
Mesa County Oral History Project The Mesa County Oral History Project began as a joint project of the Museums of Western Colorado and Mesa County Libraries (MCL) in 1975.What IS Oral History?
An oral history is an audio or video recording of a person speaking about their personal, lived experience of historical events.
Note that in some cases, the same OH numb...