Interviewer
Jane Reed Benson
Files
Description
Eugene Polette and Marian Polette discuss their respective work as a truck driver and as a secretary at the Nine Mile Remount Depot Station north of Missoula, Montana. Eugene Polette describes driving livestock to northern California during the 1950s, haying for the Winter Range, and visitors that came to the Depot Station. He also discusses the film Red Skies of Montana, which was partially shot at the Depot Station and nearby areas, and the changes in firefighting he witnessed after the introduction of airplanes and smokejumpers. Marian Polette describes her day-to-day duties as a secretary at the Depot Station, as well as her experiences working as an assistant to the Depot Station chef.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Red Skies of Montana; Winter Range; Firefighting equipment; Smokejumping; Ninemile Remount Depot (Mont.)
Original Date
8-8-1977
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 086-009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (30 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:53:34 minutes
Local Filename
OH_086_009.mp3; OH_086_009.pdf
Citation
Polette, Eugene and Polette, Marian, "Eugene Polette and Marian Polette Interview, August 8, 1977" (1977). Ninemile Remount Depot Oral History Project. 7.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ninemileremountdepot/7