Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Perry, Elmer
Record ID:
2007.1.19
Interviewer:
Clemens, Vanessa & Smith, Eugene
Interview Place:
La Grande, OR
Transcriptionist:
Pilling, Heather
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a number of various subjects, some of which include: The Great Depression, World War II, the Mormon church, various local endeavors, local theaters, and small—scale inventions.

The first interviews were dated May 27 and June 3, 2002. Two, short follow—up interviews took place on September 5 and 9 , 2002.

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Audio:
People:
Carnes, Monte
Henrie, Jessie
Jarvis, Joe
McCrae, Murdo
McKenzie, Jean
Perry, Charles Franklin
Perry, Elmer
Perry, Lewis
Shorb, J.C.
Subjects:
Automobiles
Barns
Building construction
Camps
Churches
Clubs
Families
Farms
Great Depression
Homes
Houses
Inventions
Native Americans
Organizations
Race relations
Rivers
Roads
Streets
Theaters
Universities & colleges
Wagons
World War II
Yokes
Search Terms:
5th grade
Adams Avenue
Allen Electric
Army Air Force
Around the Valley
Beezing Brothers
Beezing House
Bottle horse
Boys' Life
Brigham Young University
Catherine Creek
Chinatown
Chinese
Christmas
Civil Service
Darts
Denmark
Elgin LDS school
FFA
Fourth Street
Future Farmers of America
Grande Ronde River
Gypsies
Heacock radio
Holland
Huckleberries
Idaho
Imbler
Indian Creek
Indians
Japan
John Deere
Korea
LDS
Liberty Theater
Louisiana
Main Street
Miller's Cabinet Shop
Model T
Model T
Mormon Church
Mt. Glen
Ogden
Oregon Framer
Oregon Hournal
Ox yoke
Perry
Perry Builders
Pleasant Grove School
Pondosa
Raleigh
Rocking chair
Rural Electrification Administration
Salt Lake City
Sears and Roebuck
Slingshot
Social Security Building
Star Theater
Stoddards
Summerville Exchange
Summerville Telephone Association
Thanksgiving
Umatilla
Upper Perry
Watkins Products
Weber College
Windows
Zweifel
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Elmer PerryElmer Perry
Elmer at Age 19Elmer at Age 19
Imbler 5th Grade 1928Imbler 5th Grade 1928
Elgin LDS SchoolElgin LDS School
LDS WIndowLDS WIndow
LDS Window Close UpLDS Window Close Up
LDS CampLDS Camp
Perry BarnPerry Barn
Child's Rocking ChairChild's Rocking Chair