This collection includes two interviews detailing Harry Oscar “H.O.” Bell’s involvement in the early automobile industry and automobile mechanics. The interviews were conducted in 1965 and 1966 by K. Ross Toole and Pat Morris. The interviewee discusses early automobiles, the Ford Motor Company, and opening the first automobile business in Missoula, Montana. The original interviews are held as Oral History collection OH 024 at Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula.
This collection includes 2 interviews.
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Harry Oscar "H.O." Bell Interview, April 26, 1966
Harry Oscar Bell
Harry Oscar “H.O.” Bell describes working as a mechanic and race car driver in Indianapolis, Indiana, before moving to Spokane, Washington, where he opened Rose’s Automobile Company, the town’s first automobile garage, in 1906. He talks about moving to Missoula, Montana, in 1912 to open ... Read More
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Harry Oscar "H.O." Bell Interview, December 13, 1965
Harry Oscar Bell
Harry Oscar “H.O.” Bell relates his involvement with automobiles and the automobile industry from 1901 to 1966. He discusses early automobiles and talks about opening his own Ford dealership in Missoula, Montana, in 1915. Bell describes the attitudes of the Ford Motor Company towards product ... Read More