Carl OLSON (b. 1895)
Residence: Dry Ridge; Troy
Occupation(s): Thresherman; operator of gas station and car dealership; sawmiller; miner; Troy councilman for 24 years
Family Origin: Parents emigrated from Sweden and homesteaded (1889)
Interviews
Carl Olson Interview #1, 8/6/1973
- Topics:
- Legendary local characters. Why parents left Sweden; Varmlanders ;come to Troy. Getting by on the homestead. Family copper mine and brickmaking. Neighborhood criminals. Decline of opportunity; ruin of country by erosion. 8-6-73 1.5 hr 37p
- Duration:
- 1:31:30
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- Native Americans accidents death drinking farming food forest fires homesteads hunting immigrants languages livestock lore mining timber winter women
- Locations:
- Dry Ridge Troy Moscow Park
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Carl Olson Interview #2, 8/17/1973
- Topics:
- Food and water on family homestead. Clearing land. Road building. Homestead ethics. Town of Nora. Tramps. 8-17-73 1.5 hr 25p
- Duration:
- 1:28:39
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- homesteads horses immigrants livestock lore lumber mills murders parties post offices railroads water
- Locations:
- Dry Ridge Troy Clarkia Nora Creek
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Carl Olson Interview #3, 11/8/1973
- Topics:
- More local characters. Impact of depression. Blaming smut fires on IWW. How environment shapes people. Unusual personal experiences. Social problems. City council. 11-8-73 2 hr 40p
- Duration:
- 1:52:51
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- Great Depression IWW automobiles families homesteads isolation lore miners politics railroads roads sawmills strikes suicide unions world wars
- Locations:
- Dry Ridge Troy Bear Creek
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Carl Olson Interview #4, 2/21/1975
- Topics:
- Threshing on the ridges in the twenties. Difficulties selling cars. Service station during depression. Struggles of homesteaders. Work in small sawmills. 2-21-75 2.5 hr 67p
- Duration:
- 2:27:38
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- Great Depression automobiles banks childhood farmers homesteads livestock logging lore miners moonshine sawmills threshing winter world wars
- Locations:
- Dry Ridge Troy
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Carl Olson Interview #5, 6/17/1975
- Topics:
- n/a
- Duration:
- 0:08:29
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- businesses politics sawmills
- Locations:
- Dry Ridge Troy
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Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Carl OLSON (b. 1895)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/olson_carl.html
Rights
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