COLLECTION NAME:
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
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TCL~4~4
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
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Title:
An interview with Lucille Friedman
title
An interview with Lucille Friedman
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Creator:
Friedman, Lucille 1894-
creator
Friedman, Lucille 1894-
Creator
false
Identifier:
OH 0002 FRI
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OH 0002 FRI
Identifier
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Description:
This oral history interview was conducted by Miriam Breckenridge in July 1977.
description
This oral history interview was conducted by Miriam Breckenridge in July 1977.
Description
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Description:
Lucile Friedman discusses the Friedman family history; Lucile's father, Simon Moses Friedman and his cousin S. J. Friedman, who came to America together from Germany; her father's early work experiences with livestock and his arrival in the Hailey area with a band of sheep circa 1886; mention of Frank and Fred Gooding and other sheep ranchers; mention of her father's return to Germany to persuade her mother to marry and move to America; mentions Dot Allen, prostitution, and the Red Light District on River St. in Hailey, ID; father's decision to sell the sheepherding business and purchase a grocery store in Hailey, ID (originally the Williams and Walker Grocery); Guyer Hot Springs; horse riding; sage hens on the Camas Prairie; brief discussion of sheep herding/ranching lifestyle; mother contracting typhoid fever story; sheepherding familiies that camped in Hailey; discussion of Lucile's career teaching; the family purchase of the Hiawatha Hotel (formerly the Alturas Hotel); the eventual sale of the Hiawatha Hotel ca. 1945; Hailey Hot Springs resort; early Hailey businesses including Chinese businesses; discussion of Chinese presence in China Gardens, Hailey, ID, 1880s.; and Fox and Ensign families. Edited by Miram Breckenridge and Judith G. Johnson, transcribed by Maida Spaulding and Jane Chesley.
description
Lucile Friedman discusses the Friedman family history; Lucile's father, Simon Moses Friedman and his cousin S. J. Friedman, who came to America together from Germany; her father's early work experiences with livestock and his arrival in the Hailey area with a band of sheep circa 1886; mention of Frank and Fred Gooding and other sheep ranchers; mention of her father's return to Germany to persuade her mother to marry and move to America; mentions Dot Allen, prostitution, and the Red Light District on River St. in Hailey, ID; father's decision to sell the sheepherding business and purchase a grocery store in Hailey, ID (originally the Williams and Walker Grocery); Guyer Hot Springs; horse riding; sage hens on the Camas Prairie; brief discussion of sheep herding/ranching lifestyle; mother contracting typhoid fever story; sheepherding familiies that camped in Hailey; discussion of Lucile's career teaching; the family purchase of the Hiawatha Hotel (formerly the Alturas Hotel); the eventual sale of the Hiawatha Hotel ca. 1945; Hailey Hot Springs resort; early Hailey businesses including Chinese businesses; discussion of Chinese presence in China Gardens, Hailey, ID, 1880s.; and Fox and Ensign families. Edited by Miram Breckenridge and Judith G. Johnson, transcribed by Maida Spaulding and Jane Chesley.
Description
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Subject, Topical:
Hailey merchants.
subject_topical
Hailey merchants.
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Topical:
Fire. Idaho; Hailey.
subject_topical
Fire. Idaho; Hailey.
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Topical:
Sheep ranchers Biography. Idaho
subject_topical
Sheep ranchers Biography. Idaho
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Topical:
Chinese Americans 1880- . China Gardens
subject_topical
Chinese Americans 1880- . China Gardens
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Personal:
Friedman, Simon Moses.
subject__personal
Friedman, Simon Moses.
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Personal:
Strahorn, Robert & Della
subject__personal
Strahorn, Robert & Della
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Personal:
Fuld, Joe.
subject__personal
Fuld, Joe.
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Organization:
Alturas Hotel
subject__organization
Alturas Hotel
Subject, Organization
false
Subject, Organization:
Hiawatha Hotel
subject__organization
Hiawatha Hotel
Subject, Organization
false
Contributor:
Interviewer: Breckenridge, Miriam
contributor
Interviewer: Breckenridge, Miriam
Contributor
false
Date Original:
July 1977.
date
July 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, Temporal:
July 1977.
coverage__temporal
July 1977.
Coverage, Temporal
false
Rights:
No restrictions. Copyright laws and fair use laws apply.
rights
No restrictions. Copyright laws and fair use laws apply.
Rights
false