Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Wayne "Butch" Harmon tells how his grandfather came to the Swan Valley of Montana in 1917 as a logger with the Great Northern Railroad and homesteaded at Salmon Prairie. Harmon relates stories from his grandfather about homesteading, life in the valley, and former trails. He discusses the trapping that his grandfather did, as well as that of other trappers in the area. Harmon also describes his father’s experiences working for the U.S. Forest Service.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swan Valley, Montana; Great Northern Railroad; Salmon Prairie, Montana; Homesteading, Montana; Trapping, Montana; U.S. Forest Service
Original Date
1-18-2000
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project, OH 422, 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 422-051, 052
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (20 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:32:58 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_051_052.mp3; OH_422_051_052.pdf
Citation
Harmon, Wayne, "Wayne "Butch" Harmon Interview, January 18, 2000" (2000). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 20.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/20