Interview with Arline Mae "Susie" (Spencer) Cantril

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Arline Cantril talks about her childhood in Salida, Colorado. She speaks about her marriage to James Cantril, their subsequent move to Leadville, where her husband worked in the Climax Mine, and mining life. She remembers her move to the Starr District of Mesa County, near Loma, after her husband’s bout with pneumonia in the 1930’s, and describes their farm. She recalls returning to Lake County and mining life after the Federal Government mandated that her husband return to molybdenum mining during World War II. She describes their retirement to Grand Junction in 1958. She reminisces about the people of the Starr District and Loma, and about agriculture and farming in the Grand Valley. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.

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Title: Interview with Arline Mae "Susie" (Spencer) Cantril
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Subject: Western Slope (Colo.) -- History, Local, Agriculture -- Colorado -- Mesa County, Mesa County (Colo.) -- History, Colorado -- Social life and customs, Climax Mine (Colo.), World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- United States, Rationing, Farm life
Description: Arline Cantril talks about her childhood in Salida, Colorado. She speaks about her marriage to James Cantril, their subsequent move to Leadville, where her husband worked in the Climax Mine, and mining life. She remembers her move to the Starr District of Mesa County, near Loma, after her husband’s bout with pneumonia in the 1930’s, and describes their farm. She recalls returning to Lake County and mining life after the Federal Government mandated that her husband return to molybdenum mining during World War II. She describes their retirement to Grand Junction in 1958. She reminisces about the people of the Starr District and Loma, and about agriculture and farming in the Grand Valley. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Date: July 27, 1983-, June 27, 2024
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 audio file (1:01:19) digitized from source material (Interview 701: Audiocassette 1); + 1 transcript.
Identifier: mesa:2041, : OH 701 Cantril, Arline Mae (Susie)
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Language: English
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Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=enlocalorganization:2Mesa County Librariesorganization:1040Mesa County Oral History ProjectThis 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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Interview with Arline Mae "Susie" (Spencer) Cantril

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