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These are the oral histories for individuals whose last name begins with L.
Ladd, Gary
Gary had his own simple camera when he was eight-years-old and quickly advanced past a twin lens reflex to a 35 mm camera. In the 1960's while at Central Methodist College at Fayette, Missouri, Gary started taking photographs while caving. He traveled west and joined a Grand Canyon river trip in 1970. In 1972, he started work at Kit Peak National Observatory and in 1982 he moved to Page, AZ. This interview Series has yet to be transcribed.
Gary had his own simple camera when he was eight-years-old and quickly advanced past a twin lens reflex to a 35 mm camera. In the 1960's while at Central Methodist College at Fayette, Missouri, Gary started taking photographs while caving. He traveled west and joined a Grand Canyon river trip in 1970. In 1972, he started work at Kit Peak National Observatory and in 1982 he moved to Page, AZ. This interview Series has yet to be transcribed.
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Law, Mark
Born in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1950, Mark's dad moved the family south and landed a job engineering the phone line to go to the Glen Canyon damsite. Mark got a seasonal Ranger job at Yellowstone, then Glen Canyon, then Grand Canyon. He eventually was Chief of the River District. Part 1 Interview Part 2 Interview Part 3 Interview
Born in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1950, Mark's dad moved the family south and landed a job engineering the phone line to go to the Glen Canyon damsite. Mark got a seasonal Ranger job at Yellowstone, then Glen Canyon, then Grand Canyon. He eventually was Chief of the River District. Part 1 Interview Part 2 Interview Part 3 Interview
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Lindeman, Helen
Helen was born at the South Rim in 1938. These are her recollection of growing up at the South Rim.
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Helen was born at the South Rim in 1938. These are her recollection of growing up at the South Rim.
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Litton, Esther
Esther was born in Los Angeles in 1919. Her grandparents were from Mexico. She met Martin Litton in college and they were soon married. They stayed in the El Tovar Hotel during their honeymoon. They were able to stay together when Martin was stateside and in the Service during WWII. Esther recounts her teaching, world travel, running Grand Canyon Dories and the environmental activism, she and her husband undertook.
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Esther was born in Los Angeles in 1919. Her grandparents were from Mexico. She met Martin Litton in college and they were soon married. They stayed in the El Tovar Hotel during their honeymoon. They were able to stay together when Martin was stateside and in the Service during WWII. Esther recounts her teaching, world travel, running Grand Canyon Dories and the environmental activism, she and her husband undertook.
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Livingston, Ron and Susan
Ron participated on a 1955 Glen Canyon river trip. He racalls life at the X-Diamond-X Ranch in the upper House Rock Valley, family stories of the construction of the first Navajo Bridge, and chasing a bison down a busy street in Mesa, AZ. Transcript
Ron participated on a 1955 Glen Canyon river trip. He racalls life at the X-Diamond-X Ranch in the upper House Rock Valley, family stories of the construction of the first Navajo Bridge, and chasing a bison down a busy street in Mesa, AZ. Transcript
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