People

: Preston Henry Dean; He was born to Frank E. Dean and Lucy Mary (Buckey) Dean in Gunnison, Colorado. They moved to Grand Junction before he was five years old. His father, Frank, was an early professional photographer in Grand Junction. His mother was a homemaker. He had four older sisters. He attended local schools, including Grand Junction High School. He served in the military during World War I. He married Mildred M. Monheim in 1921. She worked for the lumber company and they were able to build a house on Ouray Avenue with free lumber. They had two daughters. Preston became a prominent local photographer with his own studio in town, Dean’s Camera Shop. US Census records show him with a photography studio in San Diego, California in 1950, though he later left the business. He was a member of the Grand Junction Lions Club.

: Priscilla (Jenkins) Broderson; She was born in Jacksboro, Texas. Her parents came to Mesa County, Colorado by train in 1909, when she was 12 years old. According to U.S. Census Records for 1910, the family lived in Grand Junction and her father was a dairy laborer. Priscilla lived as a homemaker after she married William Broderson in Salt Lake City on March 26, 1917. They ran apple orchards in Clifton, Colorado. She also worked for the Fair Store, handling money.

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