COLLECTION NAME:
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
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TCL~4~4
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
Collection
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Title:
An interview with Bud Purdy
title
An interview with Bud Purdy
Title
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Creator:
Purdy, Leonard N., 1918-2014
creator
Purdy, Leonard N., 1918-2014
Creator
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Identifier:
OH 0008 PUR
identifier
OH 0008 PUR
Identifier
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Language:
english
language
english
Language
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Description:
The Oral History Collection consists of taped interviews of long-time residents. This oral history was edited by Miram breckenridge, Judy Johnson, Sandra Hofferber, Shirley Huckins, and Clara Spiegal; transcribed by Bill Robertson.
description
The Oral History Collection consists of taped interviews of long-time residents. This oral history was edited by Miram breckenridge, Judy Johnson, Sandra Hofferber, Shirley Huckins, and Clara Spiegal; transcribed by Bill Robertson.
Description
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Description:
Bud (Leonard) Purdy talks about the problems of sheep ranching and his ranch in Picabo and eventual breakup of the Kilpatrick Brothers Company; discussion of the travels and land purchasing strategy of the Kilpatrick family from circa 1880; discussion of Kilpatrick involvement with railroad construction; discussion of sheep business and sheep herders; discussion of ice cutting business; discussion of range lambing versus shed lambing; discussion of public lands management practices; stories of wild times in sheep business.
description
Bud (Leonard) Purdy talks about the problems of sheep ranching and his ranch in Picabo and eventual breakup of the Kilpatrick Brothers Company; discussion of the travels and land purchasing strategy of the Kilpatrick family from circa 1880; discussion of Kilpatrick involvement with railroad construction; discussion of sheep business and sheep herders; discussion of ice cutting business; discussion of range lambing versus shed lambing; discussion of public lands management practices; stories of wild times in sheep business.
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Description:
Transcribed index reads as follows: 1849 3; 1863 3; 1870 4; 1877 1, 2; 1881 1, 2; 1882 1, 2, 5; 1883 1, 6, 8; 1889 1, 6; 1898 6; 1900 15; 1910 24; 1914 9; 1915 15; 1917 23; 1920 23; 1932 31; 1936 33; 1938 15, 33; 1939 15; 1940 16, 24, 30; 1944 16; 1949 35, 36; 1950 16, 20, 24; 1951 16, 35-37; 1955 6, 17; 1958 19; 1960 19, 24; 1970 25; Africa 17, 18; Albrethsen, Martin; Arco desert 33-34; Arco, ID 34-36; Arkoosh, Mr. 12; Aston family 14; Bacon, Clyde 13, 22, 31; Bacon, Robert (Bob) 22; Basque 13-14, 19; Baetrice, NE 3; Bellevue, ID 5, 6, 21; Big Butte 33; Bigwood 11; Black Hills, SD 4; Blaine County, ID 6; blizzard 33-37; Bradley Hill 5; Breckenridge, John 22; Breckenridge, L. L. (Father Breck) 14; Brett family 1; Brigham Point 35; Bureau of land Management, grazing 25-29; Buttram, Hatch 31; Buttram, Rube 31-33; Campbell, Everett; Carey, ID 13, 14; Carlin, Henry 31-34; Carter family 14; cattle 18, 21, 23; Challis Forest 13; Chess family 13; Chinese 5; Cove Creek 1, 12, 32; desert 15; desert entry 1, 6; Dry Creek 9; East Fork of the Wood River 10, 11, 18, 31; Faulkner family 11, 20; Fish Creek 11, 13, 18; Flat Top Sheep Company 20; Forest reserve 10; Fowler, William (Bill) 31; Fox, Dr. Earl 12; Freeman Homestead National Monument 3; Gage County, NE 6; Gannett, ID 7-8; Gooding family 1, 9-10; Gooding, Edward 10; Gooding, ID 2; Gooding, Thomas 10; Gray, Johnny 13; Gross Drugstore 5; gun play 5, 29-30, 32-33; Hailey, ID 11-12, 32; hogs 3, 23; holidays 33; Homestead Act 3; Huff Creek 13, 35; ice cutting 15; Idaho dept. of Fish and Game 26; Illinois 3; Indian Creek Ranch 31-33; Johnson, Lawrence 34; Ketchum Livestock Association 9-12; Ketchum, ID 12; Kilpatrick Brothers 1-2, 6, 91-2, 16-17; Kilpatrick Commissary 5; Kilpatrick Store 5; Kilpatrick, Mrs. W. H. 4; Kilpatrick, R. J. 1; Kilpatrick, S. D> 1; Kilpatrick, W. H. 1, 5, 6-8, 16; Laidlaw park 13; land management, fencing 26; land management, reduction 20, 25, 27-29; land amanagement, rest-rotation 27; land management, seeding 25, 26; lane, jack 11; lava lake ranch 13, 18, 21; Lessenby, Mr. 1; Little Wood River 12, 13; Little, David 28; Mackay, ID 34, 36; Magic Reservoir 12; Masseur, Leo 34; McLaughlin, Mr. 2; Mexicans 5, 13-14; Millington, Pat 2; Moyne, Harry 22; Multiple Use principle 22; Multiple Use principle, recreation 24-28; Newcastle, Wyoming 4; Northern Pacific Railroad 4; Ogden, UT 4; Oregon 6; Oregon Shortline Railroad 4; Palmer family 13; Payne Brothers 1, 2; Picabo store 7, 13, 15, 22, 23, 34-36; predators, poisin 19; Public Lands 24-29; Purdy, Paul 17-19; Purdy, Ruth 8, 9; Quigly Gulch 11-12, 31; railroad 15, 16; railroad roundhouse 4; road contracting 3, 7, 8; Rushneck, Joseph (Joe) 13; Sawtooth Grazing Association 11; Schmel, Mr. 2; Scotts 13-14, 31; sheep herders 13-14, 19-20, 29, 34; sheep, range lambing 22; sheep, shearing 15; sheep, shed lambing 13, 14, 21-22, 30, 36; sheep, transportation 32; Sherbine family 19; Sherbine, Astor 20; Shoshone, ID 2, 4-6; smallpox epidemic 9; Stanley, ID 9; Struthers, Margaret 18, 19; tax law 18; Tennessee 13; Teren, Teddy 12; Texas 22; Tikura, ID 1; U. S. Forest Service 11, 20, 24-25, 27-28; U. S. National Forest 24; Union Pacific Railroad 4; water rights 1-2; water rights, drains 1-2; water rights, rathole 2; wilderness 26; Wildhorse Canyon 13, 35; Wilson, J. H. 6; Wood River 32.
description
Transcribed index reads as follows: 1849 3; 1863 3; 1870 4; 1877 1, 2; 1881 1, 2; 1882 1, 2, 5; 1883 1, 6, 8; 1889 1, 6; 1898 6; 1900 15; 1910 24; 1914 9; 1915 15; 1917 23; 1920 23; 1932 31; 1936 33; 1938 15, 33; 1939 15; 1940 16, 24, 30; 1944 16; 1949 35, 36; 1950 16, 20, 24; 1951 16, 35-37; 1955 6, 17; 1958 19; 1960 19, 24; 1970 25; Africa 17, 18; Albrethsen, Martin; Arco desert 33-34; Arco, ID 34-36; Arkoosh, Mr. 12; Aston family 14; Bacon, Clyde 13, 22, 31; Bacon, Robert (Bob) 22; Basque 13-14, 19; Baetrice, NE 3; Bellevue, ID 5, 6, 21; Big Butte 33; Bigwood 11; Black Hills, SD 4; Blaine County, ID 6; blizzard 33-37; Bradley Hill 5; Breckenridge, John 22; Breckenridge, L. L. (Father Breck) 14; Brett family 1; Brigham Point 35; Bureau of land Management, grazing 25-29; Buttram, Hatch 31; Buttram, Rube 31-33; Campbell, Everett; Carey, ID 13, 14; Carlin, Henry 31-34; Carter family 14; cattle 18, 21, 23; Challis Forest 13; Chess family 13; Chinese 5; Cove Creek 1, 12, 32; desert 15; desert entry 1, 6; Dry Creek 9; East Fork of the Wood River 10, 11, 18, 31; Faulkner family 11, 20; Fish Creek 11, 13, 18; Flat Top Sheep Company 20; Forest reserve 10; Fowler, William (Bill) 31; Fox, Dr. Earl 12; Freeman Homestead National Monument 3; Gage County, NE 6; Gannett, ID 7-8; Gooding family 1, 9-10; Gooding, Edward 10; Gooding, ID 2; Gooding, Thomas 10; Gray, Johnny 13; Gross Drugstore 5; gun play 5, 29-30, 32-33; Hailey, ID 11-12, 32; hogs 3, 23; holidays 33; Homestead Act 3; Huff Creek 13, 35; ice cutting 15; Idaho dept. of Fish and Game 26; Illinois 3; Indian Creek Ranch 31-33; Johnson, Lawrence 34; Ketchum Livestock Association 9-12; Ketchum, ID 12; Kilpatrick Brothers 1-2, 6, 91-2, 16-17; Kilpatrick Commissary 5; Kilpatrick Store 5; Kilpatrick, Mrs. W. H. 4; Kilpatrick, R. J. 1; Kilpatrick, S. D> 1; Kilpatrick, W. H. 1, 5, 6-8, 16; Laidlaw park 13; land management, fencing 26; land management, reduction 20, 25, 27-29; land amanagement, rest-rotation 27; land management, seeding 25, 26; lane, jack 11; lava lake ranch 13, 18, 21; Lessenby, Mr. 1; Little Wood River 12, 13; Little, David 28; Mackay, ID 34, 36; Magic Reservoir 12; Masseur, Leo 34; McLaughlin, Mr. 2; Mexicans 5, 13-14; Millington, Pat 2; Moyne, Harry 22; Multiple Use principle 22; Multiple Use principle, recreation 24-28; Newcastle, Wyoming 4; Northern Pacific Railroad 4; Ogden, UT 4; Oregon 6; Oregon Shortline Railroad 4; Palmer family 13; Payne Brothers 1, 2; Picabo store 7, 13, 15, 22, 23, 34-36; predators, poisin 19; Public Lands 24-29; Purdy, Paul 17-19; Purdy, Ruth 8, 9; Quigly Gulch 11-12, 31; railroad 15, 16; railroad roundhouse 4; road contracting 3, 7, 8; Rushneck, Joseph (Joe) 13; Sawtooth Grazing Association 11; Schmel, Mr. 2; Scotts 13-14, 31; sheep herders 13-14, 19-20, 29, 34; sheep, range lambing 22; sheep, shearing 15; sheep, shed lambing 13, 14, 21-22, 30, 36; sheep, transportation 32; Sherbine family 19; Sherbine, Astor 20; Shoshone, ID 2, 4-6; smallpox epidemic 9; Stanley, ID 9; Struthers, Margaret 18, 19; tax law 18; Tennessee 13; Teren, Teddy 12; Texas 22; Tikura, ID 1; U. S. Forest Service 11, 20, 24-25, 27-28; U. S. National Forest 24; Union Pacific Railroad 4; water rights 1-2; water rights, drains 1-2; water rights, rathole 2; wilderness 26; Wildhorse Canyon 13, 35; Wilson, J. H. 6; Wood River 32.
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Description:
Water rights 1883. Idaho,; Picabo; Ice manufacture 1950s. Railroad; Sheep 1938-1955. Idaho; Picabo
description
Water rights 1883. Idaho,; Picabo; Ice manufacture 1950s. Railroad; Sheep 1938-1955. Idaho; Picabo
Description
false
Subject, Topical:
Water rights Idaho History
subject_topical
Water rights Idaho History
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Personal:
Kilpatrick Brothers. Nebraska.
subject__personal
Kilpatrick Brothers. Nebraska.
Subject, Personal
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, Temporal:
1880-1978
coverage__temporal
1880-1978
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