Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Oral History Interview Fritz Becker - Early Grand Junction Policeman
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
91.1977Description
Levintis Murdered By Patsios, 1938; J.W. "big Kid" Eames murdered in 1938; Light On Bank To Alert Police To Call In; Walter Walker; Prostitution; Jeanette Morris Murder; Charley Lumley; Lamar Bank Robbery; Streetcars; Preston Walker; Bootlegging; Gambling Games; First Paving In Grd. Jct.; Horse Troughs; Moyer Pool; Red Trunk Store; Big Kid's Killers; Levintis Death; Jeanette Morris Killers; Presidential Visits; Ice House At RailroadFritz Becker, a former officer in the Grand Junction Police Department, discusses crime in Grand Junction, including: murders, the clean-up of prostitution and vice on Colorado Avenue, gambling houses and bootlegging. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
Content Date:
March 31 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
John "Fritz" Becker (narrator)Alfred Look [1893-1992] (interviewer)
James Walter Eames (references)
Walter Walker [1883-1956] (references)
Robert Preston Walker [1913-1970] (references)
Charles Lumley [1873-1941] (references)
Related places
Moyer Natatorium (references)Grand Junction (references)