First Interview with Harvey Ball and Reba E. (Lester) Ball

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Reba Ball talks about her upbringing in Palisade, Colorado, the history of Vineland, the ferry over the Colorado River, and the Seventh Day Adventist Church and school. She remembers growing up on a peach farm and aspects of peach farming, such as picking and shipping peaches. She discusses smudging to prevent frost, diseases and pests common to peaches, and pesticides. Harvey Ball speaks about his career as a manager of grocery stores, including Piggly Wiggly and Safeway. He recalls his father’s career as a fruit farmer. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado. *Photograph of Harvey Ball from 1927 Grand Junction High School yearbook

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Title: First Interview with Harvey Ball and Reba E. (Lester) Ball
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Subject: Mesa County (Colo.) -- History, Palisade (Colo.) -- History, Agriculture -- Colorado -- Mesa County, Peach growers, Farm life, Frost -- Fruit protection, Fruit -- Diseases and pests, Pesticides, Grocers, Grocery trade, Chain stores, Safeway (Firm), Supervisors, Stores, Retail
Description: Reba Ball talks about her upbringing in Palisade, Colorado, the history of Vineland, the ferry over the Colorado River, and the Seventh Day Adventist Church and school. She remembers growing up on a peach farm and aspects of peach farming, such as picking and shipping peaches. She discusses smudging to prevent frost, diseases and pests common to peaches, and pesticides. Harvey Ball speaks about his career as a manager of grocery stores, including Piggly Wiggly and Safeway. He recalls his father’s career as a fruit farmer. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado. *Photograph of Harvey Ball from 1927 Grand Junction High School yearbook
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Date: April 26, 1983-, October 2, 2023
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 audio file (1:01:06) digitized from source material (Interview 649: Audiocassette 1); No transcript.
Identifier: mesa:1874, : OH 650 Ball, Harvey and Reba E.
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Language: English
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Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=enlocalorganization:2Mesa County Librariesorganization:1040Museums of Western ColoradoThis item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). For rights management and/or licensing questions, please see http://www.copyright.gov/title17/ or http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/copyright-law Other inquiries may be sent to the Lloyd Files Research Library at the Museums of Western Colorado: https://museumofwesternco.com/contact/ Or Mesa County Libraries: https://mesacountylibraries.org/aboutus/contact/English

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First Interview with Harvey Ball and Reba E. (Lester) Ball

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