Oral history interview with Karl Schaettle / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (10 of 12)
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- 1980
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Mr. Schaettle discusses his life in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He describes his German ancestry and social activities, recreation, and the Goosetown neighborhood of La Crosse. He also focuses on downtown La Crosse and the history and strike activity of the La Crosse Rubber Mills Company. Additional topics discussed include: First commercial egg producers in La Crosse, Wisconsin area — La Crosse county buys the chicken farm — Easton's farm (possibly Hill View Stock Farm, La Crosse, Wisconsin) — Circus comes to town, La Crosse, Wisconsin — Burlington railroad in downtown La Crosse — Public transportation, La Crosse, Wisconsin — The "New Villa" restaurant in La Crosse, Wisconsin —Restaurants and alcohol, prohibition — Walt Niggly — Ed Jones and gambling, 3rd street — Vern Dale, Metallic’s Inc., Onalaska, Wisconsin — Night clubs entertainment during Prohibition, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
00:00:01 — First commercial egg producers in La Crosse, Wisconsin area | 00:14:42 — La Crosse county buys the chicken farm | 00:17:01 — Easton's farm (possibly Hill View Stock Farm, La Crosse, Wisconsin) | 00:18:30 — Circus comes to town, La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:21:32 — Burlington railroad in downtown La Crosse | 00:24:54 — Public transportation, La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:26:25 — The "New Villa" restaurant in La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:38:00 —Restaurants and alcohol, prohibition | 00:45:35 — Walt Niggly | 00:49:06 — Ed Jones and gambling, 3rd street | 00:56:32 — Vern Dale, Metallic’s Inc., Onalaska, Wisconsin | 00:58:18 — Night clubs entertainment during Prohibition, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Tape 10 of 12.
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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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- Schaettle, Karl -- Interviews
Oral history
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History
La Crosse Rubber Mills Company (La Crosse, Wis.)
German Americans -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Recreation -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs
Goosetown (La Crosse, Wis.) - Type
- sound
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- English
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- Oral history interview with Karl Schaettle / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (10 of 12). 1980. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000124. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- (1980) Oral history interview with Karl Schaettle / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (10 of 12). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000124
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- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000124>.