Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Early De Beque
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
130.1977Description
Ralph Galyean talks about early Twentieth century life in De Beque, Colorado, about cowboys such as Dave Knight and Charlie Glass, and about the Carlyle Ranch. He also discusses baseball teams in Mesa County and oil shale development.Debeque. Debeque School. Cowboy. Ranching. Charlie Glass. Dave Knight. Nuckles Cattle And Packing Company. Carlisle Brothers Ranch. Wilcoxen Ranch. Oil Shale Booms. Oil And Gas Wells. Baseball Teams.
Content Date:
1900 – 1977Interview Date:
December 5 1977Rights:
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...
Related people
Ralph Galyean (narrator)Armand De Beque [1912 - 1998] (interviewer)