| 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 29 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866484 |
| OCR Text |
Show -27- PUCCI T: Now several people have told us that down at Blue Creek. P: Blue Creek? T: Blue Creek, that they had a turn-table down there, do you remember that one? P: I don't remember that one, no. There used to be a water tank in there where the engine used to get water. N: How many times did you go into Promontory Station? P: Oh, now during the winter when I was working at Corinne they used to take a couple of men with trains in case they had to send out a car someplace and be blocked with snow so we can _clean that so they can send out them car. And naturally they used to fix it clear to Montello, see, because sometimes they had to send out a car east, I mean west over Montello. So we go to Montello, we lay there over night and then come back the following day with the train, see. N: Did you ever have to stay with Mrs. Houghton at her place there? P: Not at Promontory, but we did stay at Kelton. N: You did stay at Kelton. Bernice was telling ua yesterday about, she said that one evening she remembers, I think·: f.t was Cossi, and I can't remember who else they went out and they had guitars and mandolins and they were serenading, do you remember that? P: I wasn't there then, but I remember when it happened but I wasn't there then. N: You do remember when it happened? P: That was a fellow by the ·name of Cossi who used to be the foreman and another fellow, a friend of mine, we worked together, by the name of Amidano Pardini. N: Pardinio ( . li: |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60k43r0/866484 |
