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:
Lesley Benoit Oral History:
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Lesley Benoit Oral History:
Title
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Creator:
Benoit, Lesley 1895-
creator
Benoit, Lesley 1895-
Creator
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Identifier:
OH 0004 BEN
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OH 0004 BEN
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Description:
The Oral History Collection consists of typed interviews of long-time residents. This Oral History is the fourth oral history in the series maintained by the Regional History Department of the Community Library and was conducted by Marian Breckenridge, who interviewed Lesley Benoit, Dorothy Brandt, and David Brant on September 8, 1977. This was a multi-oerson interview using photographs from early days in Ketchum. The oral history was edited by Miram Breckenridge and Connie Grabow, and transcribed by Ginger Piotter and Claudia Walsworth.
description
The Oral History Collection consists of typed interviews of long-time residents. This Oral History is the fourth oral history in the series maintained by the Regional History Department of the Community Library and was conducted by Marian Breckenridge, who interviewed Lesley Benoit, Dorothy Brandt, and David Brant on September 8, 1977. This was a multi-oerson interview using photographs from early days in Ketchum. The oral history was edited by Miram Breckenridge and Connie Grabow, and transcribed by Ginger Piotter and Claudia Walsworth.
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Description:
Brief discussion with Lesley Benoit concerning a supposedly haunted house at Dollarhide, the Heap house, the Williams Hotel and the story that its competitor, Paul Baxter of the Baxter Hotel, had paid a man to burn down the Williams Hotel in Ketchum in 1904(owned by Lesley's father, and the story of the origin of the building that became the Williams Hotel; multi-person discussion of the easley and Williams families; discussion of the Brandt Cabins abd the Guyer Hot Springs; discussion of activities at the Fitzsimmons Hall - such as dances and the celebration of the arrival of the railroad in Ketchum in 1884; discussion of the Lewis and Barry families; discussion of use of heavy trees or logs as "brakes" for wagons and early automobiles when descending steep grades such as Trail Creek and galena; discussion of the Parks and Werry families; discussion of Guyer Hot Springs; discussion concerning the difficulty of crank starting early automobiles; discussion of various old photographs; discussion of the McPheeter home.
description
Brief discussion with Lesley Benoit concerning a supposedly haunted house at Dollarhide, the Heap house, the Williams Hotel and the story that its competitor, Paul Baxter of the Baxter Hotel, had paid a man to burn down the Williams Hotel in Ketchum in 1904(owned by Lesley's father, and the story of the origin of the building that became the Williams Hotel; multi-person discussion of the easley and Williams families; discussion of the Brandt Cabins abd the Guyer Hot Springs; discussion of activities at the Fitzsimmons Hall - such as dances and the celebration of the arrival of the railroad in Ketchum in 1884; discussion of the Lewis and Barry families; discussion of use of heavy trees or logs as "brakes" for wagons and early automobiles when descending steep grades such as Trail Creek and galena; discussion of the Parks and Werry families; discussion of Guyer Hot Springs; discussion concerning the difficulty of crank starting early automobiles; discussion of various old photographs; discussion of the McPheeter home.
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Description:
Transcription index reads as follows: Automobiles 17-18, 23-24; Barry, (Mrs.) 16; Barry, Agnes 15-16; Baxter Hotel 2; Baxter, Paul 3; Bellevue, Id 21; Brandt cabins 6, 18, 20; Brass, Marge 25; Broadford, Id 21, Brown, Paul 28; Camping 11; Carters 6; Delius, George 14; Dogsledding 19; Dollarhide Home 1-2; Easley 6-7; Ebby 20; Episcopal Church 5-6, 10; Farnlun Ranch 11; Fitzsimmons Hall 12-15; Friedman, Lucille 23; Galena Summitt 17; Gooding, Alba 8; Gooding, Ed 8, 23; Gooding, Fred 7-8; Griffith family 7, 24; Griffith, Molly 7-8; Guyer family 10-11; Guyer, Henry 29; Guyer Hot Springs 8-9, 19-23; Heap Home 1-2; Jimmy the harp 14; Ketchum-Fires 3, 6, 12, 23; ketchum Kamp Hotel 20-21; Ketchum Keystone 7, 26; Ketchum-Saloons 14; Lane's mercantile 2, 6-7, 12; Lewis, Horace 15; Lewis, Isaac 15; Lewis, Kate 15-16; Majors, (Mrs.) 20; Majors, Jack 20; McFall Hotel 10; McPheeter Home 27-28; Munson, Fred 17-18; Nicholas the Fiddler 14; Ore Wagons 15-16; Parks, Billy 19; Parks, Chub 18-19; Parks, Ernie 18; Parks, Frank 18-19; Parks, Johnny 19; Procter, Charles 25; Railroad 11-13, 21; Sheep 17-81; Smith, Alba Gooding 8; Smith, Sid 8; Stewart 8, 10; Trail Creek Summit 16-17; Tucker, Ed 13, 26; Werry, Slavey 20-21; Werry, Ted 20; Williams, Edward B. 2-3, 6-7, 12, 20; Williams Hotel 2-4, 6-7; Williams, Nellie Easley 1, 3-8, 10-12, 16-17, 23-24; Wilson, Frances 19; World's Fair 27.
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Transcription index reads as follows: Automobiles 17-18, 23-24; Barry, (Mrs.) 16; Barry, Agnes 15-16; Baxter Hotel 2; Baxter, Paul 3; Bellevue, Id 21; Brandt cabins 6, 18, 20; Brass, Marge 25; Broadford, Id 21, Brown, Paul 28; Camping 11; Carters 6; Delius, George 14; Dogsledding 19; Dollarhide Home 1-2; Easley 6-7; Ebby 20; Episcopal Church 5-6, 10; Farnlun Ranch 11; Fitzsimmons Hall 12-15; Friedman, Lucille 23; Galena Summitt 17; Gooding, Alba 8; Gooding, Ed 8, 23; Gooding, Fred 7-8; Griffith family 7, 24; Griffith, Molly 7-8; Guyer family 10-11; Guyer, Henry 29; Guyer Hot Springs 8-9, 19-23; Heap Home 1-2; Jimmy the harp 14; Ketchum-Fires 3, 6, 12, 23; ketchum Kamp Hotel 20-21; Ketchum Keystone 7, 26; Ketchum-Saloons 14; Lane's mercantile 2, 6-7, 12; Lewis, Horace 15; Lewis, Isaac 15; Lewis, Kate 15-16; Majors, (Mrs.) 20; Majors, Jack 20; McFall Hotel 10; McPheeter Home 27-28; Munson, Fred 17-18; Nicholas the Fiddler 14; Ore Wagons 15-16; Parks, Billy 19; Parks, Chub 18-19; Parks, Ernie 18; Parks, Frank 18-19; Parks, Johnny 19; Procter, Charles 25; Railroad 11-13, 21; Sheep 17-81; Smith, Alba Gooding 8; Smith, Sid 8; Stewart 8, 10; Trail Creek Summit 16-17; Tucker, Ed 13, 26; Werry, Slavey 20-21; Werry, Ted 20; Williams, Edward B. 2-3, 6-7, 12, 20; Williams Hotel 2-4, 6-7; Williams, Nellie Easley 1, 3-8, 10-12, 16-17, 23-24; Wilson, Frances 19; World's Fair 27.
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Subject, Topical:
Railroads 1884. Idaho; Ketchum
subject_topical
Railroads 1884. Idaho; Ketchum
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Personal:
Williams, Edward Idaho; Ketchum.
subject__personal
Williams, Edward Idaho; Ketchum.
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Personal:
Easley Family.
subject__personal
Easley Family.
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Personal:
Lewis,Horace and Isaac Idaho; Ketchum.
subject__personal
Lewis,Horace and Isaac Idaho; Ketchum.
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Personal:
Park Boys Idaho; Ketchum.
subject__personal
Park Boys Idaho; Ketchum.
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Personal:
Werry, Slavey and Ted Idaho; Ketchum.
subject__personal
Werry, Slavey and Ted Idaho; Ketchum.
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Organization:
Baxter Hotel
subject__organization
Baxter Hotel
Subject, Organization
false
Subject, Organization:
Williams Hotel
subject__organization
Williams Hotel
Subject, Organization
false
Subject, Organization:
Fitzsimmon Hall
subject__organization
Fitzsimmon Hall
Subject, Organization
false
Subject, Organization:
Guyer Hotsprings
subject__organization
Guyer Hotsprings
Subject, Organization
false
Contributor:
Interviewer: Breckenridge, Miriam
contributor
Interviewer: Breckenridge, Miriam
Contributor
false
Format:
audio/mpeg
format
audio/mpeg
Format
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Type:
Oral history sound recording Transcription available; Indexed.
type
Oral history sound recording Transcription available; Indexed.
Type
false
Coverage, Spatial:
Idaho 1880-1904. Wood River Valley
coverage_spatial
Idaho 1880-1904. Wood River Valley
Coverage, Spatial
false
Coverage, Spatial:
Ketchum (Idaho)
coverage_spatial
Ketchum (Idaho)
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