Box 1
Container
Contains 18 Results:
Margaret Ipsen, 1974
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
Ipsen (b. 1892) recalls her childhood in Northern Utah. She describes Corrine, Promontory, Blue Creek, and Tremonton. Topics discussed include winters, social events, cow punchers, ranch life, quilt making, cooking, electricity, and Chines laborers. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 28 pages.
Dates:
1974
Mayme Wells Lower, 1974
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Lower (b. 1913) grew up in Corrine. The family later moved to Promontory, where her father was a straw boss on the Browning ranch. She talks about Japanese farmers, section hand houses, the Central Pacific, mustangs, a buggy ride, the Houghton store, delivering the mail, loading grain on the train, a federal government farm project, and social activities. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 29 pages.
Dates:
1974
Brigham D. Madsen
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
Madsen, a professor of history, talks about early freighting in northern Utah, southern Idaho, and western Wyoming. He also discusses the Halley Stage Company, the Oregon Short Line, the towns of Kelton and Corrine, dry farming, irrigation, Chinese workers, and the Lucin Cutoff. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 11 pages.
Dates:
1947-1974
Evan Murray, 1974
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
Murray (b. 1901) recalls teaching school in the Promontory area. He also talks about freighting, Park Valley, Promontory station, railroad buildings, the climate, and the history of the Golden Spike. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 33 pages.
Dates:
1974
Suzuko Nagata, 1974
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
Nagata (b. 1918) grew up in the Corinne area, where her father raised sugar beets and hay. She talks about the Japanese community, beets, freighting, railroad section men, and difficulties during World War II. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 33 pages.
Dates:
1974
Joseph Nelson, 1974
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
Nelson (b. 1899) was born in Brigham City, Utah, but lived and worked in the Promontory area for much of his life. He was a section foreman. He talks about the Houghtons store, railroad siding at Cosmo, freighting, the government nitrogen plant, riding the train, Locomotive Springs, and buildings at Promontory. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 20 pages.
Dates:
1974
Joseph Nicholas, 1974
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
Nicholas (b. 1907) was born in Willard, Utah, although his family had homesteaded on Promontory. He talks about farming, the Promontory mustangs, horse breaking, employment in the area, freighters, well drilling, the Houghton and Whittaker families, dances, Lee's Ferry, homesteading, Becko Beer, social activities, and religion. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 38 pages.
Dates:
1974
Della Owens, 1974
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
Owens (b. 1909) grew up on a farm near Promontory. She talks about teaching, mustangs, section houses, Houghton's boarding house, mail-order catalogs, the Blue House, steamboats on the Great Salt Lake, winters, Kelton, Chinese workers, and Mr. Yagi. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 38 pages.
Dates:
1974