Interview with Ernest W. Hicks and Harriett Sophronia (Overton) Hicks

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Ernest W. Hicks talks about early life in Missouri and in Egypt, where his father was a missionary. He also discusses his work as a carpenter in Mesa County, Colorado, his passion for crafting muzzle-loading rifles and hunting, and his friendship with the artist Harold Bryant. Harriett Hicks talks about her work in the Kuner Canning Company in Appleton. 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 Ernest W. Hicks and Harriett Sophronia (Overton) Hicks
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Subject: Mesa County (Colo.) -- History, Grand Junction (Colo.) -- History, Missionaries -- Egypt -- Biography, Carpenters, Gunsmiths, Muzzle-loading firearms, Elk hunting, Artists -- Biography, Agriculture -- Colorado -- Mesa County, Canneries, Canning and preserving
Description: Ernest W. Hicks talks about early life in Missouri and in Egypt, where his father was a missionary. He also discusses his work as a carpenter in Mesa County, Colorado, his passion for crafting muzzle-loading rifles and hunting, and his friendship with the artist Harold Bryant. Harriett Hicks talks about her work in the Kuner Canning Company in Appleton. 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: January 24, 1980-
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 audio file (1:01:50) digitized from source material (Interview 320: Audiocassette 1); No transcript.
Identifier: mesa:953, OH 320 Hicks, Ernest: Gun Hobby
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Language: English
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Interview with Ernest W. Hicks and Harriett Sophronia (Overton) Hicks

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