Leo GUILFOY (b. 1886)

Residence: Bovill
Occupation(s): Scaler and treating plant operator at cedar pole yard
Family Origin: An Irishman, he came from England in 1916

Interviews

Leo Guilfoy Interview #1, 12/10/1973

Topics:
others. Bear stories. Experiences as scoutmaster. Bovill electric plant and movie house. Cedar pole work. 12-10-73 1.5 hr 42p
Duration:
1:30:07
Interviewer:
Sam Schrager
Keywords:
alcohol bears bootlegging electricity families jails logging logging camps lore lumberjacks movies police officers railroads timber
Locations:
Bovill
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Leo Guilfoy Interview #2, 7/3/1974

Topics:
Origins of Lumberjack nicknames. IWW radicalism and blackballing. Refusing to join Four-L's. Spokane employment offices. Dick Ferrell; Axel Anderson. 7-3-74 1.5 hr 37p
Duration:
1:29:53
Interviewer:
Sam Schrager
Keywords:
IWW churches cooking drinking fighting fires immigrants logging logging camps lore lumberjacks railroads unions working conditions
Locations:
Bovill
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Source
Preferred Citation:
"Leo GUILFOY (b. 1886)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/guilfoy_leo.html
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