Hershiel A. TRIBBLE (b. 1896)

Residence: Hatter Creek; Princeton
Occupation(s): Woods clerk and scaler
Family Origin: Parents settled in 1880's; mother was from Willamette Valley, Oregon

Interviews

Hershiel A. Tribble Interview #1, 7/16/1973

Topics:
Local persistence in 1893 depression. Unspoiled pioneer country. Art of scaling and clerking. Murder of Chinese miners. Mother's jobs. 7-16-73 1 hr
Duration:
1:01:28
Interviewer:
Sam Schrager
Keywords:
families logging miners murders poor women
Locations:
Hatter Creek Princeton
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Hershiel A. Tribble Interview #2, 7/23/1973

Topics:
Foreign workers and conditions in Potlatch logging camps. Unreasonable IWW demands in 1917 strike; his role as Four-L representative Tricks of log scaling. Medicine show come-ons. Courtship and marriage. 7-23-73 1.5 hr 50p
Duration:
1:29:09
Interviewer:
Sam Schrager
Keywords:
IWW dating farming foremen gambling guns gyppos immigrants languages literary logging logging camps lumberjacks marriage moonshine police officers railroads strikes unions world wars
Locations:
Bovill Potlatch
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Source
Preferred Citation:
"Hershiel A. TRIBBLE (b. 1896)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/tribble_hershiel.html
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