Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ San Juan Basin - 1920's
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
34.1975Description
Dorsey G. Son discusses his career as a surveyor for the Colorado State Highway Commission operating in Southwestern Colorado.State Highway Commission; Placerville; Model T; Slick Rock; Norwood; Dove Creek; Mormons; Delores; Old Southern Hotel, Delores; Survey Crew On Roads; Mancos; Taylor Ranch, Unaweep; West Creek; Cortez; Lebanon; Bear; Johnson And Morrisons, Delores - Family Feud; Mcphee Timber Ccamp And Mill; Mcekmo Canyon, Tom Fowler; Ben Russell, Durango Lawyer; Durango; Delores River; Rico; Fourth Of July;rodeo; White Mule Liquor; Prohibition; Indian Fight Between Poke And Posey (paiutes), 1914; Bluff, Utah; San Juan River; Mancos Creek; Blue Mountain Country, Utes; Yello Jacket, Town, Monazuma Cty; Akman, Ghost Town;springs; Dobson, Highway Engineer; Sapinero Road; Blue Mesa; Gunnison Canyon; Telluride; Durango Cementery Story; Paradox; Cash-in Mine, Copper; Head In Coffin Tale; Camp Bird Mine; Buck Waggoner, Banker; Telluride Bank
Interview Date:
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...
Related people
Dorsey G. Son (narrator)Anne Saunders (interviewer)
Alfred Look [1893-1992] (interviewer)