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Dunning, Carolyn and Gilbert "Gib"

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Title Dunning, Carolyn and Gilbert "Gib" Carolyn and Gilbert Dunning oral history interview
Creator Dunning, Carolyn Dunning, Gilbert
Contributor Gerakios Mucci, Naomi Lewis, Zachary
Subject Dunning, Carolyn -- Interviews Dunning, Gilbert -- Interviews Floods -- Colorado -- Big Thompson Canyon Oral history -- Colorado United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency American Red Cross Larimer County (Colo.) Big Thompson River (Colo.)
Description Carolyn and Gilbert Dunning interviewed by Zachary Lewis and Naomi Gerakios Mucci Carolyn and Gib Dunning own and reside in a home at 270 River Fork Road in Drake, Colorado; this residence was severely undermined by the Big Thompson's flooding in September 2013. The Dunnings survived the event, salvaged their vehicles, and rebuilt their home. Recalling their experiences, the retired couple lamented the lack of evacuation warnings, communication, and aid during the disaster. After several days of being trapped in the canyon, the two were airlifted to safety. The Dunnings... Transcript -- Interview - Sound recording -- Photo - Carolyn and Gilbert Dunning -- Photo - Dunning front yard 1 -- Photo - Dunning front yard 2 -- Photo - Carolyn points to flood water's point of entrance -- Photo - Repaired house interior -- Photo - Repaired house and garage
Date 2014-07-27 2015-09-29T22:28:28Z 2015-09-29T22:28:28Z
Type Audio Photograph
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10217/167355 Water Resources Archive Data Dictionary 2.0
Language English eng
Relation wwdl Dunning, Carolyn and Gilbert "Gib". 2014-07-27 Northern Colorado Flood Oral History Collection. Series 1: Oral histories. Finding aid: http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/wncf.html
Format 01 hour, 10 minutes, 36 seconds application/pdf audio/mpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg
Coverage Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.) Larimer County (Colo.) Big Thompson River (Colo.) Estes Park (Colo.) 1925-2014
Publisher Colorado State University. Libraries
Source Original: 1 audio file, 6 photographs, and transcript

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