Interviewer
Edd Nentwig
Files
Description
Joe Pocha of Augusta, Montana, talks about trapping when he was a young boy and then, later, after he retired from the smelter in Helena, Montana. He describes some of his trapping methods and the animals he liked to trap, including mink, raccoon, and beaver. Pocha also discusses his father and mother’s background and his father’s immigration from Canada to Montana during the late 19th century.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Pocha, Joseph P. – Interviews; Trappers -- Montana – Interviews; Trapping -- Montana -- History -- 20th century; Immigrants -- Montana – History; Canadians -- Montana – History; Mink trapping -- Montana – History; Trapping -- Montana -- Equipment and supplies -- History
Original Date
6-15-1981
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Fur Trappers Oral History Project, OH 099, 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 099-015
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (10 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:17:07 minutes
Local Filename
OH_099_015.mp3; OH_099_015.pdf
Citation
Pocha, Joe, "Joe Pocha Interview, June 15, 1981" (1981). Fur Trappers Oral History Project. 11.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/montanafurtrappers/11