Interviewer
Jane Reed Benson
Files
Description
Donald "Don" Harrington discusses his experiences working as a truck driver for the Nine Mile Remount Depot Station north of Missoula, Montana. He describes his experiences hauling mules and horses to forest fires in Montana, Oregon, and California during the 1940s and 1950s. He discusses the types of trucks used, the horse and mule breeding program that existed at the Depot Station, and the various breeds of horses used. He also briefly discusses driving livestock to the Winter Range.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
United States Forest Service; Civilian Conservation Corps; Great Depression; Mule string; Firefighting equipment; Winter Range; Ninemile Remount Depot (Mont.)
Original Date
5-5-1977
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 086-008
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (21 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:48:13 minutes
Local Filename
OH_086_008.mp3; OH_086_008.pdf
Citation
Harrington, Donald A., "Donald A. "Don" Harrington Interview, May 5, 1977" (1977). Ninemile Remount Depot Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ninemileremountdepot/6