Interview with Roy Irvin Pring

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Item NumberPPLDoh-i-21aTime Coverage1920-1976Date Interview2/29/1976DescriptionInterview with Roy Irvin Pring of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Mr. Pring is a third generation rancher in the Colorado Springs area. His grandfather, John W. Pring, originally from England, homesteaded in 1889 in the area now occupied by the United States Air Force Academy. Mr. Pring talks about his family's history ranching, raising cattle and horses, in the areas surrounding Colorado Springs. He discusses ranching conditions in the area and environmental factors important to ranchers, such as soil conditions and erosion, vegetation and water. He also discusses the growth and urban development of the Colorado Springs area and how ranch land was converted into residential spaces.NarratorPring, Roy Irvin, 1920-1999InterviewerGulliford, AndrewGeographic CoverageColorado Springs (Colo.)El Paso County (Colo.)Great PlainsSubjectPring, Roy Irvin, 1920-1999Pring, John W.Pring, Edward AdelbertFaye, MargeryRanchingCollectionOral HistoriesColorado Centennial - Bicentennial Oral History ProjectLanguageenPublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictRightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Original Format1/4-inch reel-to-reel audio tape

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Date Digital10/16/2008Formataudiomp3Duration1:24:30Resource Typesound

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