| Title |
Germano Pucci, Golden Spike Oral History Project, GS-20, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Pucci, Germano, 1898-1988 |
| 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 |
1974-09-04 |
| Date Digital |
2015-06-17 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Promontory (historical), Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780007/ |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Subject |
Pucci, Germano, 1898-1988--Interviews; Golden Spike National Historic Site (Utah)--History; Italian--Americans--Utah--Biography; Railroads--Employees--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (42 pages) of interview by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni with Germano Pucci on September 4, 1974 for the Golden Spike Oral History Project. |
| Collection Number and Name |
Ms0095, Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974 |
| Abstract |
Pucci (b. 1898) was born in Italy. He came to this country in 1915 to work on the Southern Pacific railroad. He talks about section men and section houses, train accidents, Italians in Ogden, the Promontory station, the Lucin Cutoff, Italian social life, and a trip back to Italy. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 42 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/s60k43r0 |
| Topic |
Utah--Golden Spike National Historic Site; Italian Americans; Railroads--Employees |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866500 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60k43r0 |
| Title |
Page 4 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866459 |
| OCR Text |
Show -2- PUCCI T: At the turn of the century? P: What? N: At the turn of the century? T: He came right after the turn of the century? P: Well, it must have been. It must have been. N: Right, because you were born ••• · P: It must have been. N: Do you know where he worked? Did he work here in Utah? P: He worked in California in them lumber camps. N: Oh, up north. P: Up north, yes. That. is way down on the oh, around part of Los Angeles, through~ that country there. N: Oh, down in the southern part. P: Down ·in the southern part. In fact, me and my daughter and my son-in-law, we went through there a couple of years ago. If I remember exactly, ;• the town has been hlried, they used to call Grobaro, something ·like tha-t • . N: Grobaro? P: Grobaro, something like that. T: Let's see, San Gabrial? P: · No, the way I understand there was a . Grobaro, something like that. I'm not sure of the name, I couldn't tell really the name. In other words he'd been buried on that and I never did go over, you know what I mean, to where he'd been buried because it's been so many years ago, you know ••• N: Where was your mother from? Was she from tp.e same ••• |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60k43r0/866459 |