360 History in Panorama: Rocky Mountain PBS http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/tag/History en-us © 2009 Rocky Mountain PBS http://www.rmpbs.org/rss/RMPBS.jpg History in Panorama: Rocky Mountain PBS http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/tag/History 100 100 The Colorado Historical Society's dioramas During the 1930s, the Colorado Historical Society turned to New Deal funding to create innovative exhibits. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/602/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/602/rss Fri, 23 Oct 09 13:41:00 -0700 The Colorado Historical Society's dioramas During the 1930s, the Colorado Historical Society turned to New Deal funding to create innovative exhibits. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/602/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/602/rss Fri, 23 Oct 09 13:41:00 -0700 Interview with "American Experience" exec producer Mark Samels Mark Samels discusses new "American Experience" film, "The Civilian Conservation Corps" http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/600/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/600/rss Wed, 21 Oct 09 17:43:00 -0700 Colorado in the 1930s - an online exhibit Volunteers spent countless hours poring through History Colorado's archives, compiling material that tells the Colorado story of life during the Great Depression. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/597/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/597/rss Tue, 20 Oct 09 09:00:00 -0700 Invention from necessity: the Einspahr toy tractor and threshing machine With Christmas coming and money in short supply, Pete Claus Einspahr, Jr. decided to make something for his boys. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/598/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/598/rss Fri, 16 Oct 09 09:45:00 -0700 Life amid all that dust Some people said the blowing dust felt like sandpaper was being rubbed on their skin. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/573/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/573/rss Wed, 14 Oct 09 10:48:00 -0700 Dust pneumonia, the brown plague Doctors saw patient after patient with chronic coughs and found they were literally stuffed with dirt. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/574/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/574/rss Wed, 14 Oct 09 09:52:00 -0700 Swarms of locusts eat crops and clothing The infestation of grasshoppers by the billions added to the misery of life during the Dust Bowl. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/594/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/594/rss Tue, 13 Oct 09 18:29:00 -0700 Chain letters - a Denver craze This normally harmless fad blossomed into a postman's nightmare. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/593/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/593/rss Tue, 13 Oct 09 18:26:00 -0700 Bank Night boosts movie attendance In Delta, Colorado, Tuesday nights saw throngs of people lined up for the chance to be the lucky winner. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/592/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/592/rss Tue, 13 Oct 09 18:20:00 -0700 A Depression-era ski resort Denver's Winter Park ski resort helped make Colorado more than a summer tourist destination in the 1930s. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/590/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/590/rss Tue, 13 Oct 09 12:44:00 -0700 State government's response to the Depression Colorado governors fought against New Deal programs. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/591/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/591/rss Tue, 13 Oct 09 11:00:00 -0700 "Save the soil, save the forests, save the young men" More than almost any other state, Colorado benefited from the efforts of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/588/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/588/rss Mon, 12 Oct 09 18:25:00 -0700 Red Rocks and the CCC "The Civilian Conservation Corps still lives on in spirit." http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/587/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/587/rss Mon, 12 Oct 09 18:21:00 -0700 CCC work in Mesa Verde In 1932, Mesa Verde needed help and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was there to give it. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/586/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/586/rss Mon, 12 Oct 09 18:20:00 -0700