Interviewer
Jo Rainbolt
Files
Description
Tony Grace describes coming west from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to be a cowboy after watching and reading westerns. He talks about working as a cowboy in various locations throughout the American West, including Jackson Hole, West Yellowstone, Montana, and Arizona. Grace recalls eventually settling in Southwest Montana, where he owned a ranch. He and Ken Trowbridge talk about the different aspects of cowboy life including what they wore and ate as well as the daily responsibilities. Grace describes climbing Grand Teton with several other people, quail hunting in Georgia before he married, and settling in the Bitterroot Valley after he quit ranching. Grace’s wife, Viola, contributes to the conversation.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Cowboys; Western United States; Ranch life; American West history; Miles City, Montana; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; West Yellowstone; Roping; Cowboying; Cowboy life; Ranching; Seligman, Arizona
Original Date
5-6-1981
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Settlers and Homesteaders Oral History Project, OH 052, 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 052-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (52 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:30:49 minutes
Local Filename
OH_052_002.mp3; OH_052_002.pdf
Citation
Grace, Tony and Trowbridge, Ken, "Tony Grace and Ken Trowbridge Interview, May 6, 1981" (1981). Montana Settlers and Homesteaders Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/montanahomesteaders_oralhistory/6