George NICHOLS (b. 1888)
Residence: Harvard
Occupation(s): Laborer
Family Origin: Came from Deer Park, Washington to work on building of WISM railroad (1904)
Interviews
George Nichols Interview #1, 5/28/1975
- Topics:
- With Frank Herzog, Glen Gilder (friends) Early settlement on Palouse River. Arrival of Potlatch Lumber Company. Logging, river drives, foremen; contribution of IWWs. Harvard's beginning, Hoodoo mining ventures. An ostracized family. Bee trees and trapping. Evil of corporations and politicians. 5-28-75 3 hr p
- Duration:
- 3:02:20
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- IWW accidents alcohol bees clothing dances fishing food foremen gyppos homesteads horses immigrants logging logging camps lore mines politics post offices railroads stores strikes thieves timber trapping unions working conditions
- Locations:
- Harvard Gold Hill Potlatch Princeton Bovill
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Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "George NICHOLS (b. 1888)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/nichols_george.html
Rights
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