Oral history interview with Rolf Rynning / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (2 of 4)
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- 1973-09-19
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Mr. Rynning discusses the following topics: Walking through marsh from North Side Neighborhood, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1910s -- Newspaper route, working during childhood, 1910s -- Lumber yards, collection for wood burning stove -- House chores, 1910s -- Mother’s experience raising five kids, after husband’s passing -- Holiday traditions; Christmas trees, church service, and gifts, 1910s -- Home remedies for illness, cough medicine and lard rub, 1910s -- Hand-made products by mother; clothing, bread, desserts, canning, butter -- Gangs, division between North side and South side, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1900s -- Elementary school, Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth ward schools, relationship with principals -- La Crosse High School, received recommendation to attend, 1900s -- Fire destroys Pomoroy theater, McMullan theater, Lincore building, 4th and Main streets, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1904 -- City Hall building sold in 1889 to Rynning family, $17,000, 4th and Main street, La Crosse, Wisconsin -- High
00:00:10—Walking through marsh from North Side Neighborhood, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1910s | 00:01:25—Newspaper route, working during childhood, 1910s | 00:03:15—Lumber yards, collection for wood burning stove | 00:06:00—House chores, 1910s | 00:06:35—Mother’s experience raising five kids, after husband’s passing | 00:08:00—Holiday traditions; Christmas trees, church service, and gifts, 1910s | 00:09:45—Home remedies for illness, cough medicine and lard rub, 1910s | 00:12:10—Hand-made products by mother; clothing, bread, desserts, canning, butter | 00:15:40—Gangs, division between North side and South side, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1900s | 00:16:45—Elementary school, Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth ward schools, relationship with principals | 00:20:10—La Crosse High School, received recommendation to attend, 1900s | 00:23:55—Fire destroys Pomoroy theater, McMullan theater, Lincore building, 4th and Main streets, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1904 | 00:24:50—City Hall building sold in 1889 to R
Tape 2 of 4.
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
- Subjects
- Rynning, Rolf -- Interviews
Oral history
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History
Families -- Wisconsin
Work -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Recreation -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs - Type
- sound
- Language
- English
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- Oral history interview with Rolf Rynning / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (2 of 4). 1973-09-19. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000121. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
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- (1973-09-19) Oral history interview with Rolf Rynning / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (2 of 4). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000121
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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/wlacu000/00000018/00000121>.