Oral history interview with John P. Gilbertson / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 4)
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- 1971-11-09
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Gilbertson discusses his life in La Crosse, Wisconsin, focusing on social life, recreation, and his career as a letter carrier. He describes the operations of the postal service, the position of postmaster, and misconduct within the post office. He also recalls early Native American and African American residents of La Crosse. Topics also discussed include: Family history, immigration from Norway -- Saw mills, family occupation -- Railways, Coon Valley, 1900s -- Ford Motor Company, Coon Valley -- Postal worker, 1910s -- Earliest memories, La Crosse -- Father’s occupation, blacksmith -- Reasons for immigration to the U.S., family in La Crosse -- Family income and standard of living -- Boyhood, La Crosse -- Popular attractions, La Crosse -- The Great Depression, local strain -- Recreation activities, steamboat river rides and dances -- La Crosse fair -- Grade school -- Farm technologies, horse and buggy, outhouses -- Newspaper delivery, press industry -- Memorable teacher’s -- Business c
00:00:40—Family history, immigration from Norway | 00:01:20—Saw mills, family occupation | 00:04:00—Railways, Coon Valley, 1900s | 00:07:00—Ford Motor Company, Coon Valley | 00:8:45—Postal worker, 1910s | 00:11:00—Earliest memories, La Crosse | 00:12:45—Father’s occupation, blacksmith | 00:13:30—Reasons for immigration to the U.S., family in La Crosse | 00:16:15—Family income and standard of living | 00:18:00—Boyhood, La Crosse | 00:20:45—Popular attractions, La Crosse | 00:25:15—The Great Depression, local strain | 00:28:30—Recreation activities, steamboat river rides and dances | 00:31:10—La Crosse fair | 00:32:15—Grade school | 00:33:50—Farm technologies, horse and buggy, outhouses | 00:36:20—Newspaper delivery, press industry | 00:37:45—Memorable teachers | 00:41:45—Business college vs. public schooling | 00:43:45—La Crosse Tribune, postmaster | 00:47:30—Quality of education, Tomah business college | 00:53:00—Progressive ideals, business college | 00:54:00—Cir
Tape 1 of 4.
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
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- Gilbertson, John P. -- Interviews
Oral history
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History
Postal service -- Employees
Postal service -- History
Letter carriers -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Postmasters -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Recreation -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs - Type
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- English
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- Oral history interview with John P. Gilbertson / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 4). 1971-11-09. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000044. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
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- (1971-11-09) Oral history interview with John P. Gilbertson / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 4). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000044
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