| 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 15 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866470 |
| OCR Text |
Show -13- PUCCI and I used to go around the cour1lry in that car and I 1 d come into Corinne and in fact, the foreman that, he was in Corinne, that he was a very gpod friend of mine and him and his wife, see, and we used to come over oh, maybe every other Sunday or something like that, you know, to see them, and I used to go to that country quite often. N: Who was the foreman at Corinne? P: It was a fellow by the name of ••• the one I remember is a fellow by the name of Rico Cortopassi, Enrico Cortopassio N: Cortopassi. P: Enrico. T: Did you ever know Mr • . Yagi? P: You bet l did. T: Was he ever a section foreman when you recall there? P: By golly, I don't know, but I think he was a section foreman over around Kelton. T: Around Kelton? N: Yes, that's where Pablo worked out of. T: Would this have been a little later time than when Mr. Pacci was ••• or about the same time would you say? P: About the same time. N: About the same time? P: About the same time ••• Now, Pablo, he came intQ Corinne I wasn 1t in i Corinne any more when Pablo came in. T: He'd been out in Kelton hadn't he? P: Yes, but like I said, I used to go down there to see a friend of mine |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60k43r0/866470 |
