Interviewer
Jane Reed Benson
Files
Description
Henry "Hank" Viche discusses his numerous roles as the superintendent of the Nine Mile Remount Depot Station and the Winter Range during the 1940s. He describes the difficulties that the Montana climate posed on tending horses and mules, the transportation of livestock, and the saddle shop. Viche also discusses the student fire camp that ended in 1942 due to World War II, his wife Bernice Viche, and what it was like to live at the Winter Range.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Livestock; Montana climate; Student Fire Camp; Winter Range; Ninemile Remount Depot (Mont.)
Original Date
7-7-1977
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 086-006
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (26 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:02:42 minutes
Local Filename
OH_086_006.mp3; OH_086_006.pdf
Citation
Viche, Henry J. and Viche, Bernice, "Henry J. "Hank" Viche and Bernice Viche Interview, July 7, 1977" (1977). Ninemile Remount Depot Oral History Project. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ninemileremountdepot/4