| Title |
Leona Yates Anderson, Golden Spike Oral History Project, GS-14, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Anderson, Leona Y., 1895- |
| Contributor |
Thompson, Gregory C. (Gregory Coyne), 1943-; Notarianni, Philip F.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1974-08-29 |
| Date Digital |
2015-06-17 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Promontory (historical), Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780007/ ; Snowville, Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5781613/ |
| Access Rights |
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| Subject |
Anderson, Leona Y., 1895--Interviews; Golden Spike National Historic Site (Utah)--History |
| Description |
Transcript (34 pages) of interview by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni with Leona Yates Anderson on August 29, 1974 for the Golden Spike Oral History Project. |
| Collection Number and Name |
Ms0095, Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974 |
| Abstract |
Anderson (b. 1895) recalls growing up in the Snowville/Promontory area. Topics include cattle roundups, Kelton, Park Valley, the Houghton Store, trains, the steamboat "City of Corrine," automobiles, social activities, first radio and television broadcasts, and the marker at Promontory. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 34 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Is Part of |
Inventory of the Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974; http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv31866 |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in Acrobat Pro X as PDF |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s62j85xv |
| Topic |
Utah--Golden Spike National Historic Site |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
865923 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62j85xv |
| Title |
Page 26 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
865912 |
| OCR Text |
Show -24- ANDERSON N: Did you do any buying from a mail-order catalogue? A: Oh, my, yes. That's how we bought our clothes. N: What kind of catalogue do you remember? Sears or Montgomery Wards? A: Oh, Sears and Montgomery Wards. N: Did you have any others? A: No, just Sears and Montgomery ~-Wards. T: Did anyone ever buy from any of the stores in Salt Lake, like Z.C.M.I.? A: Oh, yes. T: Did they have a mail-order book of some ••• A: No. They didn't send a book out. T: You just ordered it? A: We!d just wirte and tell them what we wanted. T: And they'd send it. A: We used to write a note to th~ store here in prigham, the grocery store, and I'd send 4im a list of what I wanted on ppe train and on the next train he'd send it out to me. We got ff~e transportation on our groceries. N: So in those early years the train was very tmportant to you people living up there wasn't it? A: We had a car, we could get out but the train .was easier in the winter. T: What yea~ did you get your car, when was the first year? A: Oh, we had a car when we were married. T : 1919 , 19 2 0 , t ha t . . . N: Was it a Model "A"? A: Hay, we had a Dodge! |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62j85xv/865912 |
