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Title

Ole Olson Interview, July 25, 1984

Interviewee

Ole Olson

Interviewer

Sandra Carroll

Files

Description

Ole Olson recalls his one season working as a smokejumper at the Cave Junction base in 1950. He describes his training and one fire jump, as well as his fellow smokejumpers and the camaraderie between them.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers Oregon Biography; Smokejumping Oregon History; Smokejumpers Training of

Original Date

7-25-1984

Time Period

Twentieth century

Geographic Coverage

Montana

Language

eng

Original Collection

Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Collection, OH 133, 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 Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use of this item. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu

Oral History Number

OH 133-080

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (45 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (12 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

00:42:19 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_080.mp3; OH_133_080.pdf

Citation

Olson, Ole, "Ole Olson Interview, July 25, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-080.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/80