Interviewer
Lenora Koebel
Files
Description
Frances Janes discusses various aspects of the history of Missoula, Montana, that she recalled from her childhood and her own research. She talks about large city fires and the locations of old stores and government buildings. Janes discusses the firemen’s ball and various photographs that document the event in 1899. She talks about the public pool on Bank Street and recalls swimming there as a child. She tells stories about the Greenough family and describes the interior and exterior of their mansion. Janes also discusses the Spotswood family and the interior of their mansion. She describes the old city pest house that once housed smallpox patients and mentions the Lindbergh family.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Missoula, Montana history; Greenough family, Missoula, Montana; Greenough Mansion; Spotswood Mansion; Spotswood family, Missoula, Montana; Pest house; Lindbergh family, Missoula, Montana
Original Date
1972
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Lenora Koelbel Missoula History Oral History Project, OH 027, 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 027-007
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (23 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:00:30 minutes
Local Filename
OH_027_007.mp3; OH_027_007.pdf
Citation
Janes, Francis, "Francis Janes Interview, circa 1972" (1972). Lenora Koelbel Missoula History Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/lenorakoelbel_missoulahistoryinterviews/2