Interviewer
K. Ross Toole and Pat Morris
Files
Description
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 quality and advertising. He also talks about the effects of automobiles and automobile owners on the development of roads in Montana.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Ford Motor Company; Montana Automobile Association; Automobile dealers, Montana; Automobile industry and trade history, Montana; Automobiles, history; Roads, Montana
Original Date
12-13-1965
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Harry Oscar “H.O.” Bell Interviews Oral History Project, OH 024, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 024-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 reel-to-reel analog + 1 transcript (22 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:06:06 minutes
Local Filename
OH_024_001.mp3; OH_024_001.pdf
Citation
Bell, Harry Oscar, "Harry Oscar "H.O." Bell Interview, December 13, 1965" (1965). Harry Oscar “H.O.” Bell Interviews Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/harryoscarbell_interviews/1