Kenneth PLATT (b. 1907)

Residence: Genesee; Salmon River
Occupation(s): Specialist in U.S. Department of Agriculture; author; poet and local historian;
Family Origin: unknown

Interviews

Kenneth Platt Interview #1 (w/ brother Tom Platt and cousin William Hickman), 12/3/1974

Topics:
With William Hickman (cousin), Kenneth Piatt (brother) Introduction of purebred Herefords by Piatt brothers (1896). Livestock operation at Genesee and Salmon Rivers; hardship in winter of 1919. Salmon homesteading. Settlement of Genesee area. Horse show and rodeo. Livery business. 12-3-74 2.5 hr p
Duration:
2:33:00
Interviewer:
Sam Schrager
Keywords:
Great Depression IWW Native Americans businesses families farming fires homesteads horses liveries livestock moonshine railroads religion rodeos winter world wars
Locations:
Genesee Salmon River
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Source
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"Kenneth PLATT (b. 1907)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/platt_kenneth.html
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