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D. Tyler interviews with W.D. Farr

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Title D. Tyler interviews with W.D. Farr W. D. Farr oral history interview
Creator Farr, W. D. (William Daven), 1910-2007
Contributor Tyler, Daniel
Subject Farr, W. D. (William Daven), 1910-2007 -- Interviews Irrigation -- Colorado Water resources development -- Colorado Water-supply -- Colorado Ranching -- Colorado Cattle -- Feeding and feeds Potato farmers Banks and banking
Description W. D. Farr interviewed by Daniel Tyler Daniel Tyler and W. D. Farr discuss W. D. Farr's life and career, the history of Greeley and Weld County, and people Farr knew. Common topics are irrigation history and development in which Farr played a role, ranching and Farr's ownership of Crystal River Ranch, cattle feeding and feedlots, banking, and potato farming. No introdution to the interview is given, but it took place on September 22, 2003. A draft transcript of the interview can be accessed in the Archive. See Papers of Daniel...
Date 2003-09-22 2016-05-06T15:37:05Z 2016-05-06T15:37:05Z
Type Audio
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10217/172805 Water Resources Archive Data Dictionary v. 2.0
Language English eng
Relation wwdl Interviews: D. Tyler interviews with WD Farr. 2003-2007 Papers of Daniel Tyler. Series 1: Farr biography. Finding aid: http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/wdtp.html
Format Tape 1, Side A, Part 1: 26 minutes, 07 seconds Tape 1, Side A, Part 2: 19 minutes, 21 seconds Tape 1, Side B, Part 1: 21 minutes, 40 seconds Tape 1, Side B, Part 2: 23 minutes, 48 seconds Tape 2, Side A: 31 minutes, 14 seconds audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg
Coverage Weld County (Colo.) Greeley (Colo.) Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.) 1892-2003
Publisher Colorado State University. Libraries
Source Original: 2 Sony MC-60 UR microcassettes. Volume and audio quality vary.

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