COLLECTION NAME:
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
mediaCollectionId
TCL~4~4
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
Collection
true
Title:
An interview with Clyde Bacon
title
An interview with Clyde Bacon
Title
false
Creator:
Bacon, Clyde. 1911 - .
creator
Bacon, Clyde. 1911 - .
Creator
false
Identifier:
OH 0017 BAC
identifier
OH 0017 BAC
Identifier
false
Description:
The Oral History Collection consists of taped interviews of long-time residents. This oral interview was conducted by Miriam Breckenridge; transcribed by Claudia Walsworth and Gloria Roach; and edited by Miriam breckenridge, Connie Grabow, Sandra Hofferber, and Clara Spiegel.
description
The Oral History Collection consists of taped interviews of long-time residents. This oral interview was conducted by Miriam Breckenridge; transcribed by Claudia Walsworth and Gloria Roach; and edited by Miriam breckenridge, Connie Grabow, Sandra Hofferber, and Clara Spiegel.
Description
false
Description:
Clyde came early to the Snake River Plains and lived there when they were just finding water and people used railroad lines to plow down the sagebrush. He used a Derrick Team to stack his hay before the 'swather' was invented. He raised turkeys and sheep.His pioneer spirit comes through in this Oral History about early sheep farming and farming in general. Topics of discussion include: the Bacon family, Clyde's father and grandfather in the sheep business; various properties in southern Idaho; the Reservoir ranch; Clyde bacon's introduction to sheep ranching; clearing the land at Reservoir Ranch; haying operations on Clyde's father's ranch; raising turkeys; more bacon family business; dividing the T. C. Bacon property; Ketchum and Sawtooth Basin area as sheep country; trucking and shipping lambs; trips to the lamb markets; making the sale at lamb markets; wool; the wool warehouse cooperative; the future of the sheep business.
description
Clyde came early to the Snake River Plains and lived there when they were just finding water and people used railroad lines to plow down the sagebrush. He used a Derrick Team to stack his hay before the 'swather' was invented. He raised turkeys and sheep.His pioneer spirit comes through in this Oral History about early sheep farming and farming in general. Topics of discussion include: the Bacon family, Clyde's father and grandfather in the sheep business; various properties in southern Idaho; the Reservoir ranch; Clyde bacon's introduction to sheep ranching; clearing the land at Reservoir Ranch; haying operations on Clyde's father's ranch; raising turkeys; more bacon family business; dividing the T. C. Bacon property; Ketchum and Sawtooth Basin area as sheep country; trucking and shipping lambs; trips to the lamb markets; making the sale at lamb markets; wool; the wool warehouse cooperative; the future of the sheep business.
Description
false
Description:
Snake River Plains
description
Snake River Plains
Description
false
Subject, Topical:
Sheep ranching
subject_topical
Sheep ranching
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Personal:
Bacon, Clyde
subject__personal
Bacon, Clyde
Subject, Personal
false
Contributor:
Interviewer: Breckenridge, Miriam.
contributor
Interviewer: Breckenridge, Miriam.
Contributor
false
Date Original:
1979.
date
1979.
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:
Jerome (Idaho)
coverage_spatial
Jerome (Idaho)
Coverage, Spatial
false
Coverage, Spatial:
Snake River Plains Farming 1936-1973 Idaho; Jerome and Twin Falls.
coverage_spatial
Snake River Plains Farming 1936-1973 Idaho; Jerome and Twin Falls.
Coverage, Spatial
false
Coverage, Temporal:
20th Cent.
coverage__temporal
20th Cent.
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