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01:05:17 Interview with David and Cherry Blair at the Bar… Interview with David and Cherry Blair at the Bar Heart Ranch for the Gran Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] March 11 1984 1984 March 11	Interview with David and Cherry Blair at the Bar Heart Ranch for the Gran Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] March 11 1984 1984 March 11 The Blairs talk with Richmond about their purchase of the property that would become the Bar Heart ranch from Cherry's father John Osborne where there would raise cattle for almost forty years.… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad train water man thing lot times cattle sheep 40s cars side range half williams deal cow dog snow night From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 0 plays 0
58:50 Interview with Mrs. Vera Grossman Black for the… Interview with Mrs. Vera Grossman Black for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [contructed title] March 23 1984 1984 March 23	Interview with Mrs. Vera Grossman Black for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [contructed title] March 23 1984 1984 March 23 Richmond discusses the life and experience of Mrs Vera Grossman Black in living around the Grand Canyon Railway arriving at the Grand Canyon with her father who was a conductor for the Santa Fe. She… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad thing things lot side camp apex place john story logging canyon engines father houses stories sample gas bit dad From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 1 plays 0
01:32:23 Interview with Leland E. "Bill"… Interview with Leland E. "Bill" Thurston for the Grand Canyon Railway Oral History Project [constructed title] April 25 1984 1984 April 25	Interview with Leland E. "Bill" Thurston for the Grand Canyon Railway Oral History Project [constructed title] April 25 1984 1984 April 25 Richmond interviews Thurston about his exposure to and utilization of the Grand Canyon Railroad in varying degrees starting in 1935. Thurston discusses his experience as a cattle rancher and their… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad man thing lot side things job bill dad 30s head guy place rail water mile boy kids night money From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 0 plays 0
43:00 Interview with John Setterland for the Grand… Interview with John Setterland for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] April 2 1984 1984 April 2	Interview with John Setterland for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] April 2 1984 1984 April 2 Setterland worked as a locomotive engineer for the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Compnay from 1927-1940. He describes the logging camps where the employees were accommodated (he lived alone at that… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad lot wheels log job mumbai sets problem model shop houses engine baldwin engines engineer login story gartner water mom From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 0 plays 0
01:30:19 Interview with Jose A. Acosta for the Grand… Interview with Jose A. Acosta for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] April 2 1984 1984 April 2	Interview with Jose A. Acosta for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] April 2 1984 1984 April 2 Richmond interviews Acosta a long time foreman for the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railways who aided with the construction of the Grand Canyon Railroad over the course of 40 years. He discusses in… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad lot rail thing ties job form guys men bit man derailment guy canyon gang williams lots cars war things From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 0 plays 0
47:48 Interview with John T. Wamble for the Grand… Interview with John T. Wamble for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] May 4 1984 1984 May 4	Interview with John T. Wamble for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] May 4 1984 1984 May 4 Wamble discusses his work with the Grand Canyon Railroad first as a laborer building a greenhouse for the Fred Harvey Company and then as a cashier/ticket cashier during the 1950's. He mentions… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad water money train lot side things place thing morning man cashier miles guy agent guys food ticket apex road From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 0 plays 0
31:23 Al Richmond interviews Jack Verkamp (John G. Jr.)… Al Richmond interviews Jack Verkamp (John G. Jr.) for the Gran Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] Feb. 24 1984 1984 February 24	Al Richmond interviews Jack Verkamp (John G. Jr.) for the Gran Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] Feb. 24 1984 1984 February 24 Verkamp discusses his life at the Grand Canyon as a result of his father's opening of the General Store there in 1906. He also shares his recollections about the tourist trains arriving in the… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad 30s train lot yard individuals john thing change party records president question canyon jack friend steam moscow engines weather From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 1 plays 0
01:19:38 Interview with Mary Lockridge Cravey for the… Interview with Mary Lockridge Cravey for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] February 27 1984 1984 February 27	Interview with Mary Lockridge Cravey for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] February 27 1984 1984 February 27 Mrs. Cravey describes her life in the Grand Canyon. Born in 1907 in Kansas City she spent most of her life in the Grand Canyon. She discusses her children marriage family and work for Fred Harvey.… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad mother thing things lot dad fact husband daughter guy night doctor brother father man stuff hospital king meeting law From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 0 plays 0
32:21 Interview with Millard E. Kuhn for the Grand… Interview with Millard E. Kuhn for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] Feb. 29 1984 1984	Interview with Millard E. Kuhn for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] Feb. 29 1984 1984 Richmond talks with Kuhn about his numerous years of experience in the logging industry and how his work was both dependent and interrelated to the Grand Canyon Railroad. Information about lumber… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad bit things lot plant ties week picture cars rail horses feet amount curiosity end miles photographs tax side industry williams From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 1 plays 0
01:30:51 Interview with Betty L. Bartlett for the Grand… Interview with Betty L. Bartlett for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] July 24 1984 1984 July 24	Interview with Betty L. Bartlett for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] July 24 1984 1984 July 24 Al Richmond interviews Betty Bartlett a former teacher at Grand Canyon High School (1956-1963) and former employee of the National Parks Service at Grand Canyon National Park. She recounts her first… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad thing train lot things williams stuff canyon place water station trip park angel 50s person santa history fe experience times From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 1 plays 0
34:06 Interview with Walter G. Mann for the Grand… Interview with Walter G. Mann for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] March 19 1984 1984	Interview with Walter G. Mann for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] March 19 1984 1984 Interview conducted of centenarian Walter G. Mann by Al Richmond at the Pine Rest Home in Flagstaff. Mann was a Forest Service supervisor in the Kaibab National Forest for 30 years. He also… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad williams building stone daughter fire station whoa trains apex woah road lumbering job room william forest 19th shop cars hopi From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 1 plays 0
47:04 Interview with William "Bill" B. Sutton… Interview with William "Bill" B. Sutton for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] April 2 1984. 1984	Interview with William "Bill" B. Sutton for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] April 2 1984. 1984 Sutton describes his experience as both a laborer as well as an engineer for the Grand Canyon Railroad. He discusses the aspects of the work as well as the route/stops along the railway that they… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad water job engineer lot engine canyon train bit switch thing williams guy man schedule oil idea signal road hill From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 2 plays 0
21:22 Interview with John L. Black for the Gran Canyon… Interview with John L. Black for the Gran Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] March 17 1984 1984	Interview with John L. Black for the Gran Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] March 17 1984 1984 Richmond interviews Black about his father Leo Black and grandfather Harley Monroe Goss who were conductors and locomotives/diesel engineers on the Grand Canyon Railway during the 1930's and… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad dispatcher stories lot williams mother things 19th 30-second wife birthday sheriff mom teacher 27th king grandfather 17th monday chance lab From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 0 plays 0
45:15 Al Richmond interviews Pauline Sampson and… Al Richmond interviews Pauline Sampson and Marjorie Poquette two long-term residents of Williams Arizona about their life and occupational experience in Williams for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] May 10 1984 1984	Al Richmond interviews Pauline Sampson and Marjorie Poquette two long-term residents of Williams Arizona about their life and occupational experience in Williams for the Grand Canyon Railroad Oral History Project [constructed title] May 10 1984 1984 Richmond interviews Sampson and Poquette in Sampson's home in Williams. Both Sampson and Poquette long-time friends and residents of Williams were involved for numerous years in teaching in the… northern arizona university u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroads railroad grade thing lot kids teacher things oil language class sheep land child schools law girls problem english town respect From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 0 plays 0
17:40 Bob Richardson for Colorado Reflections Bob Richardson for Colorado Reflections	Bob Richardson for Colorado Reflections Bob Richardson executive director of the Colorado Railroad Museum shares his knowledge and expertise regarding the history of railroads in the West railroad unions and the working conditions and… railroad colorado things 190s rotors period lot place railroading hours records boom railroads bob thing telegrams 1920s 20th mining operations university of colorado denver u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 0 plays 0
17:48 Forest Crossen for Colorado Reflections Forest Crossen for Colorado Reflections	Forest Crossen for Colorado Reflections Forest Crossen author and historian reflects on his family's move from Montana to Colorado. Reflects on riding the Denver Interurban Electric Car from Denver to Boulder in the early 1920s.… university of colorado denver u358 a sound model digital archive oral histories interviews railroad train colorado man trains corona men telegraph hill snow station forest side tunnel railroads food lot steam boulder engineer From SCA-DCS-Owners 0 likes 0 plays 0