Interview with Barbara Reiter, May 2, 2012
Dublin Core
Title
Interview with Barbara Reiter, May 2, 2012
Subject
Lakewood (Colo.) -- History
Golden (Colo.) -- History
Wandcrest Park (Colo.) -- History
Golden Clay Pits
Women during WWII
Real estate and development
Leadville Silver Rush
Education
Outdoor Lab
South Park Pacific Rail Line
Jefferson County Public Schools
Local History
Description
Barbara Reiter, a Lakewood resident, discusses her family's ties to Jefferson County including her great-grandfather's immigration from Germany to Colorado in 1873 and her grandfather's founding of Wandcrest Park in the early 1920's. Reiter talks about her mother's work testing bullets for the army during World War II at the Federal Center in Lakewood, as well as her father's bowling alley, Lakewood Bowling Lanes. Also discussed: Reiter's work as a teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools including Outdoor Lab at Windy Peak and Mt. Evans, playing in the clay pits near Golden as a child and riding the trolley system around the Denver area.;1 streaming sound file (34 min);Accompanied by transcript in PDF format (11 p.)
Creator
Reiter, Barbara
Publisher
Jefferson County Public Library, Lakewood, CO
Date
2012-05-02
Contributor
Stadler, Pat
Rights
Copyright Jefferson County Public Library
Format
Reformatted digital
Language
English
Type
Sound
History
Identifier
colwjcpl:224
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Duration
34 min 1 sec
Interviewer
Stadler, Pat
Interviewee
Reiter, Barbara
Collection
Citation
Reiter, Barbara , “Interview with Barbara Reiter, May 2, 2012,” Jeffco Stories, accessed May 5, 2024, https://jeffcostories.omeka.net/items/show/118.