COLLECTION NAME:
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
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TCL~4~4
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
Collection
true
Title:
Alta Horton Ellis Oral History
title
Alta Horton Ellis Oral History
Title
false
Creator:
Ellis, Alta Horton 1904-1977.
creator
Ellis, Alta Horton 1904-1977.
Creator
false
Identifier:
OH 0003 ELL
identifier
OH 0003 ELL
Identifier
false
Description:
The Oral History Collection consists of taped interviews of long-time residents. This Oral History is the first oral history in the series maintained by the Regional History Department of the Community Library and was conducted by Marian Breckenridge, who interviewed Alta Horton Ellis in the fall of 1977; the oral history was edited by Miram Breckenridge and Judith G. Johnson, and transcribed by Ginger Piotter and Claudia Walsworth.
description
The Oral History Collection consists of taped interviews of long-time residents. This Oral History is the first oral history in the series maintained by the Regional History Department of the Community Library and was conducted by Marian Breckenridge, who interviewed Alta Horton Ellis in the fall of 1977; the oral history was edited by Miram Breckenridge and Judith G. Johnson, and transcribed by Ginger Piotter and Claudia Walsworth.
Description
false
Description:
Alta was born in Carey, Idaho and grew up at Pole Creek Ranger Station (near Galena) where her father was one of the first employees for the Forest Service circa 1910; discussion of Pole Creek Ranger Station's isolation; discussion of sheep grazing in the area and her father's responsibility to trap coyotes and bears which were prone to prey on the sheep; discussion of lifestyle for sheep herding families; discussion of the creation and maintenance of Forset Service trails in the area; discussion of the Billingsley and Horton families at Carey and later in California; discussion of the Vienna Mine and start-up of Sun Valley; Alta worked at the clothing shop (Sak's Fifth Avenue) at Sun Valley the first year Sun Valley was open; discussion of the Ellis home on the Salmon River; discussion of Forest Service land use in the early days (circa 1910 - 1940); discussion of her dad being unwilling to learn to drive an automoble; and discussion of the early dirt roads in the Pole Creek area; mention that Ketchum was the largest sheep shipping point in the United States in 1912; mention that Alice Lake and Imogene Lake are named after the daughters in the Loche Family from Washington, DC. and Mr. Loche was a Forest Service inspector.
description
Alta was born in Carey, Idaho and grew up at Pole Creek Ranger Station (near Galena) where her father was one of the first employees for the Forest Service circa 1910; discussion of Pole Creek Ranger Station's isolation; discussion of sheep grazing in the area and her father's responsibility to trap coyotes and bears which were prone to prey on the sheep; discussion of lifestyle for sheep herding families; discussion of the creation and maintenance of Forset Service trails in the area; discussion of the Billingsley and Horton families at Carey and later in California; discussion of the Vienna Mine and start-up of Sun Valley; Alta worked at the clothing shop (Sak's Fifth Avenue) at Sun Valley the first year Sun Valley was open; discussion of the Ellis home on the Salmon River; discussion of Forest Service land use in the early days (circa 1910 - 1940); discussion of her dad being unwilling to learn to drive an automoble; and discussion of the early dirt roads in the Pole Creek area; mention that Ketchum was the largest sheep shipping point in the United States in 1912; mention that Alice Lake and Imogene Lake are named after the daughters in the Loche Family from Washington, DC. and Mr. Loche was a Forest Service inspector.
Description
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Subject, Topical:
Sheep 1912. Idaho; Ketchum
subject_topical
Sheep 1912. Idaho; Ketchum
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Topical:
Sheep allotments Sawtooth Mountains; Pole Creek.
subject_topical
Sheep allotments Sawtooth Mountains; Pole Creek.
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Topical:
Fire trails 1912. Sawtooth Mountains
subject_topical
Fire trails 1912. Sawtooth Mountains
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Topical:
Pole Creek Ranger Station 1912-1940. Sawtooth Mountains
subject_topical
Pole Creek Ranger Station 1912-1940. Sawtooth Mountains
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Personal:
Horton, William H., d.1934
subject__personal
Horton, William H., d.1934
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Organization:
United States Forest Service.
subject__organization
United States Forest Service.
Subject, Organization
false
Contributor:
Interviewer: Breckenridge, Miriam.
contributor
Interviewer: Breckenridge, Miriam.
Contributor
false
Date Original:
1977
date
1977
Date Original
false
Publisher:
The Community Library,
publisher
The Community Library,
Publisher
false
Format:
audio/mpeg
format
audio/mpeg
Format
false
Type:
Oral history sound recording Transcription available; Indexed.
type
Oral history sound recording Transcription available; Indexed.
Type
false
Coverage, Spatial:
Ketchum (Idaho)
coverage_spatial
Ketchum (Idaho)
Coverage, Spatial
false
Coverage, Spatial:
Sawtooth National Forest (Idaho and Utah)
coverage_spatial
Sawtooth National Forest (Idaho and Utah)
Coverage, Spatial
false
Rights:
No restrictions. Copyright laws and fair use laws apply.
rights
No restrictions. Copyright laws and fair use laws apply.
Rights
false