Now and Then: Snake Oil Cures and Telephone Scams
By Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Now: One day after numerous phone calls from the telephone marketers, which has been going on for years. […]
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Now & Then: “FIRE, FIRE HURRY! HERE COME THE FIREMEN!” By: Loretta (Stevens) Bailey
Now & Then: “FIRE, FIRE HURRY! HERE COME THE FIREMEN!” By: Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Now: This is a comparison of Cañon City’s fire […]
May I Have This Dance?
This was the ad promoting the Annex Hall in 1926 when it was a dance and event hall. The Annex building was […]
Now and Then: The African-American Community in Cañon City 1902-1937
By Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Now: In searching RGRM&HC’s family files, subject files, property files, city directories, donor files, and archival photographs, I […]
Dam Good Water
It’s sometimes hard to imagine how Cañon City became the agricultural center it was during the 20th century. For one, water isn’t […]