Interviewer
Patricia E. O'Connell
Files
Description
Harl Bruner discusses his experiences growing up on a homestead ranch in Dupuyer, Montana. He describes his first job, working as a rider and sheep herder for the Hamilton Sheep Company, and his later experience working as a ranch hand for the Babcock Ranch. Bruner also discusses working for Fry’s Packing Company during the winter of 1919, why he quit his job as a ranch hand, and the hardships he and his wife faced during the Great Depression. He briefly describes living in Arlee, Montana, working as a farmer, grocery store owner, and sheriff’s deputy, and his experiences with art. Bruner also details meeting the artist Charlie M. Russell.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Homestead ranch; Dupuyer, Montana; Babcock Ranch; Hamilton Sheep Company; Fry’s Packing Company; Depression, 1929-1939; Work experience; Arlee, Montana; Charles M. Russell; Life reminiscence; Farmer’s Union Cooperation; Bruner’s Grocery Store
Original Date
10-5-1989
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers, and Farmers Oral History Collection 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 235-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (19 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:46:49 minutes
Local Filename
OH_235_001.mp3; OH_235_001.pdf
Citation
Bruner, Harl L., "Harl L. Bruner Interview, October 5, 1989" (1989). Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers and Farmers Oral History Collection. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtsettlersandhomsteaders_oralhistory/9