Interviewer
Jane Reed Benson
Files
Description
McCoy “Coy” Rice discusses his experiences working as a packer and blacksmith at the Nine Mile Remount Depot from 1943 to 1953. He describes working on the film Red Skies over Montana, breaking mules, horse breeding, loading packs, and problems he faced with predators and livestock.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
U.S. Forest Service; Red Skies over Montana, Blacksmithing; Horse breeding; Livestock training; Ninemile Remount Depot (Mont.)
Original Date
5-18-1977
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Ninemile Remount Depot Oral History Project, OH 086, 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 086-019, 020
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (55 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:47:38 minutes
Local Filename
OH_086_019_020.mp3; OH_086_019_020.pdf
Citation
Rice, McCoy and Rice, Imogene, "McCoy "Coy" Rice and Imogene Rice Interview, May 18, 1977" (1977). Ninemile Remount Depot Oral History Project. 13.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ninemileremountdepot/13