William (Michigan Bill) STOWELL (b. 1903)
Residence: Clearwater River; Bovill area
Occupation(s): Lumberjack
Family Origin: Came in the mid-twenties; father had a farm and sawmill in Quebec
Interviews
William (Michigan Bill) Stowell Interview #1, 10/29/1975
- Topics:
- Clearwater River log drives: wanigans, pilots, drownings. Tramp lumberjacks; wide open towns. IWW's and direct action. Foremen and gyppo logging. 10-29-75 2 hr 43p
- Duration:
- 1:56:09
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- logging logging camps IWW strikes lumberjacks gyppos sawmills fighting foremen working conditions rivers death bootlegging
- Locations:
- Michigan Bovill Clearwater River
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William (Michigan Bill) Stowell Interview #2, 2/24/1976
- Topics:
- IWW Strike of 1936: murder of pickets; arrest and blackballing. Strikes on the job. Lumberjack sociability. Picking timber on river drives; fluming. 2-24-76 1.5 hr 42p
- Duration:
- 1:47:45
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- gambling cards lumberjacks logging camps log drives accidents reading sports gyppos IWW death strikes working conditions
- Locations:
- Bovill Clearwater River Clarkia
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William (Michigan Bill) Stowell Interview #3, 9/28/1976
- Topics:
- Riding the rails. Jungles. Blowing-in. IWW community; support for 1936 strike in Pierce. Jail and blacklisting. Girl friends. Depression in California. Prostitutes. Fights; gambling. 9-28-76 2.8 hr 56p
- Duration:
- 2:51:19
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- railroads death alcohol Prohibition drinking logging camps thieves lumberjacks IWW strikes music jails unions sawmills politics CCC fighting prostitutes disease illness winter gambling moonshine foremen reading women log drives rivers unions floods
- Locations:
- Bovill Clearwater River Clarkia
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Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "William (Michigan Bill) STOWELL (b. 1903)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/stowell_william.html
Rights
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