Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Musician; Sawmill Operator From Delta
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
86.1977Description
An interview with Carl Smith, who grew up just south of Delta and moved to Grand Junction later in life. He learned to play several instruments at an early age, and later played music in circus bands and in a military band during World War I.Circus; Trained Musician; Played In Army And Circus Bands; Paonia; Lew Wallace, Writer, Wrote Ben Hur, Lived In Delta; Sawmilling, Army Reserve And National Guard
Content Date:
1914 – 1977Interview Date:
March 9 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
Carl Smith (narrator)Susan Van Deussen (interviewer)
Related places
Grand Junction (references)Delta (references)