Southwest Colorado Oral Histories

Entry ID: 1795

Institution: Wilkinson Public Library

  • Website: telluridelibrary.org
  • Contact Form: Click Here
  • Phone: 970-728-4519
  • Medium(s): Audio

    Access: Online

    Narrator: Elvira Wunderlich; Irene Visintin

    Date: 1980

    Link: audio: https://islandora.marmot.org/islandora/object/wilkinson%3A754 summary: https://islandora.marmot.org/islandora/object/wilkinson%3A840

    Location Tags: Telluride, San Miguel County

    Topic Tags: Energy & Electricity, Local Business, Daily Life, Mining

    Description: An interview with Elvira Wunderlich and Irene Visintin. This interview was created from a cassette tape and sounds like school children are interviewing Elvira and Irene. Here is the description, provided in the cassette tape: "Irene speaks about Bridal Veil Falls power plant and tram. Elvira tells story of Marshall Elscamp and Marshall Jim Clark. Businesses mentioned include Golden Rule and the Chicago Store. Other topics include depression era, social life, transportation systems, flu epidemic and mining accidents."

    Last updated January 30, 2025