Interview with Harry D. Baker, January 17, 1950, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
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- 1950-01-17
- Description
W. H. Glover interviews Harry D. Baker, on January 17, 1950, in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Baker discusses European settlement in St. Croix County (including that of Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian immigrants), the Cushing Land Agency and their land holdings, hydroelectric concerns on the St. Croix River, the founding and business practices of the Baker Land and Title Company, logging and steamboats on the St. Croix River, his father's interest in reforestation, farming in St. Croix and Polk Counties, and the establishment of Interstate Park. Baker also talks about his brother, Ray Stannard Baker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and biographer.
- Creator
Baker, Harry D
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Subjects
- Interstate Park (Minn. and Wis.)
Land companies -- Saint Croix River Valley (Wis. and Minn.)
Forests and forestry -- Wisconsin
Forest conservation -- Wisconsin
Land settlement -- Wisconsin
Farming -- Wisconsin
Scandinavian Americans -- Anecdotes
Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946
Oral histories (document genre) - Location
- St. Croix Falls (Wis.)
- Type
- sound
- Format
- Open reel tape
- Language
- English; Swedish; Danish
- Rights
- Copyright to this audio belongs to the Wisconsin Historical Society or, in certain cases, either to the individuals who created them or the organizations for which they worked. We share them here strictly for non-profit educational purposes. If you have questions related to the copyright status of material included here, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org.
- Chicago citation style
- Baker, Harry D. Interview with Harry D. Baker, January 17, 1950, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. 1950-01-17. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll11/id/275. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Baker, Harry D, (1950-01-17) Interview with Harry D. Baker, January 17, 1950, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll11/id/275
- MLA citation style
- Baker, Harry D. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll11/id/275>.