Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Booher, Thomas Wade
Record ID:
2007.1.41
Interviewer:
Turner, John
Interview Place:
La Grande, OR
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a number of various subjects, some of which include: World War II, railroads, college sports played in Quinn Coliseum, and local businesses.
Audio:
People:
Booher, Thomas Wade
Crossen, Ray
Smith, Harvey
Subjects:
Baseball
Basketball
Cemeteries
Creeks
Engineers
Family
Hotels
Hunting
Locomotives
Lumber industry
Mills
Railroad employees
Railroads
Sawmills
Schools
Trains
World War II
Search Terms:
Amtrak
Baker
Chestnut
Chevrolet, 1938
Christmas
Compression
Diabetic
Durkee
Dynamiting train
Eastern Oregon State College
Elgin
Elks Club
Elks Lodge
EOSC
Extra board
Five Points Creek
Five Points, OR
Foley Hotel
Foothill Road
Grandview Cemetery
Gyppo
Hinkle
Hot Lake
Huntington
J.C. Penney
Jefferson Avenue
La Grande High School
Log Cabin Grocery
Lookingglass Creek
Meacham
Montgomery Ward
Mt. Emily Lumber Company
Nampa
Omaha
Pendleton
Portland
Pyle's Canyon
Quinn Coliseum
Railway Express
Reese
Sacagawea Hotel
Salt Lake City
Shriner
Shriner's Hospital
Steam engines
Union Pacific
UPS
Washington Avenue
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