| Title |
Paul Franke, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, October 2, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 304 |
| Alternative Title |
Paul Franke, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Franke, Paul, 1919-2014 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-10-02 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Dugway, Tooele County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Franke, Paul, 1919-2014--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Machinists--Biography; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (48 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Paul Franke on October 2, 2001. This is tape number 304 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Franke (b. 1919) recalls growing up in Utah during the Depression, working at Kennecott until he was drafted in 1944, and working as a machinist in the army. He was discharged in 1946. 48 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
48 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s68s6p48 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Machinists |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026319 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68s6p48 |
| Title |
Page 41 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026310 |
| OCR Text |
Show PAUL FRANKE OCTOBER 2, 2001 BBL: Uh-huh. HEL: But they made that curve, you know, that goes- BBL: Right. HEL: Then they took that big home out and that's where Harold Weed lived. And he was the- PAU: Well, he was managing the machine shop. It was Lundin and May Foundry and Machine. HEL: The company. PAU: They cast the iron there. They didn't do any steel casting. But when we machined, we made, oh, machined pulleys and-Grace, Idaho, for Utah Power, they was going to dismantle all their water turbines and get all new. And the government told them "No. You fix up those old turbines and you run 'em." HEL: PAU: HEL: PAU: HEL: But Harold Weed was- So we got all that work from up there to rebuild those turbines. But you talked to him and he gave you a job. Oh, yeah. So he went to work over there. And that's when he left the smelter, wasn't it, when you- PAU: Yeah. Then we done the work for, when they built the station out on Coon Peak, the television station. I done the machine work for that tramway and I got sent up there. I spent, what was it, about two weeks- HEL: Yeah. Living right up there. And he was up there when the first color television I ever saw was up there. 40 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68s6p48/1026310 |
