COLLECTION NAME:
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
mediaCollectionId
TCL~4~4
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
Collection
true
Title:
Julian Newman Oral History:
title
Julian Newman Oral History:
Title
false
Creator:
Newman, Julian 1910- ,
creator
Newman, Julian 1910- ,
Creator
false
Identifier:
OH 0018 NEW
identifier
OH 0018 NEW
Identifier
false
Description:
The Oral History Collection consists of taped interviews of long-time residents. This oral history interview was conducted by Miriam Breckenridge; transcribed by Claudia Walsworth; and edited by Connie Grabow, Sandra Hofferber, and Clara Spiegel.
description
The Oral History Collection consists of taped interviews of long-time residents. This oral history interview was conducted by Miriam Breckenridge; transcribed by Claudia Walsworth; and edited by Connie Grabow, Sandra Hofferber, and Clara Spiegel.
Description
false
Description:
This Oral history is wonderful in describing Ketchum in the 1920's and the people who lived there. It also covers a lot of history of early sheep farming including the beginning of the Forest Service and the first allotments given to the sheep men. It covers in detail the process of getting the sheep on the Ketchum train with the use of goats. It describes where differnt buildings were located including Jack Lane's store. Topics of discussion include: history of the Newman sheep business; sheep herders; annual migration of the Newman family; Ketchum Livestock Association; sheep shipping day; attitudes toward sheep men; forest reserve; the road over Galena Summit; social interaction; predators and the elimination of jack rabbits; stray pickers; pioneer hospitality; characters and families from early Ketchum; Price Newman's innovations in sheep business; summers in Ketchum; Ketchum after the silver mining bust; entertainment in Ketchum; automobiles of the era; Jack Lane's Mercantile; Jerias Lewis; the Fanny Club; Basque food and cooking; lambing crews; trailing sheep to grazing; uncle Billy Newman.
description
This Oral history is wonderful in describing Ketchum in the 1920's and the people who lived there. It also covers a lot of history of early sheep farming including the beginning of the Forest Service and the first allotments given to the sheep men. It covers in detail the process of getting the sheep on the Ketchum train with the use of goats. It describes where differnt buildings were located including Jack Lane's store. Topics of discussion include: history of the Newman sheep business; sheep herders; annual migration of the Newman family; Ketchum Livestock Association; sheep shipping day; attitudes toward sheep men; forest reserve; the road over Galena Summit; social interaction; predators and the elimination of jack rabbits; stray pickers; pioneer hospitality; characters and families from early Ketchum; Price Newman's innovations in sheep business; summers in Ketchum; Ketchum after the silver mining bust; entertainment in Ketchum; automobiles of the era; Jack Lane's Mercantile; Jerias Lewis; the Fanny Club; Basque food and cooking; lambing crews; trailing sheep to grazing; uncle Billy Newman.
Description
false
Subject, Topical:
Sheep.
subject_topical
Sheep.
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Topical:
Town life.
subject_topical
Town life.
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Personal:
Gooding, Fred and Tom 1920's. Jerome and Shoshone
subject__personal
Gooding, Fred and Tom 1920's. Jerome and Shoshone
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Personal:
Tague, Tom Idaho; Ketchum
subject__personal
Tague, Tom Idaho; Ketchum
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Personal:
Price, Jim 'Buckshot' Idaho; Ketchum.
subject__personal
Price, Jim 'Buckshot' Idaho; Ketchum.
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Organization:
Ketchum Livestock Association.
subject__organization
Ketchum Livestock Association.
Subject, Organization
false
Contributor:
Interviewer:Breckenridge, Miriam.
contributor
Interviewer:Breckenridge, Miriam.
Contributor
false
Date Original:
1978.
date
1978.
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:
Shoshone (Idaho)
coverage_spatial
Shoshone (Idaho)
Coverage, Spatial
false
Coverage, Spatial:
Ketchum Guyer Hot Springs. 1920's.
coverage_spatial
Ketchum Guyer Hot Springs. 1920's.
Coverage, Spatial
false
Coverage, Temporal:
1978.
coverage__temporal
1978.
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