Box 1 S192-S193-S200-S210-S211
Contains 5 Results:
Grover C. Jaehning. Interview, 1973.
Topics cover: Julius Schmahl, Secretary of State and Treasurer in Minnesota 1906-1946; Prohibition; Changes in the field of pharmacy; Great Depression; Farm Holiday Association; New Deal Legislation of the 1930s
John F. Buschena. Interview, 1972.
Major Subjects Discussed: Fulda Light and Power Company; Prohibition; Ku Klux Klan; Great Depression; Rural Electrification Association (REA); Applicance business in Fulda - First electric appliances; Threshing machines (description of his 1884 Case experimental model); Also includes: 10 photos of early stove, refrigerator, Fulda power plant, and Mr. Buschena. Newspaper article: "John Buschena, Electricity and Fulda Grow Up Together," Worthington Globe, July 12, 1972.
Dougal Tiffany. Interview, 1973.
Major Subjects Discussed: Farm life in Redwood Falls, Minnesota; National Farmers Organization; Women's Role on the farm; First electricity on Tiffany farm; Rural social events. Six slides and negatives (added to Parker Sanders ACC# 192)
Parker Sanders. Interview, 1973.
Major Subjects Discussed: Farmers in the early days of Redwood Falls, MN. (1920's-30's); New Deal farm programs; Influence of University of Minnesota; REA - Rural Electrification Association; School board experiences in Redwood Falls (1930's). Slides, negatives, contact sheets.
Edith Burmeister Parsons and Winifred Burmeister Austbo. Interview, 1973.
Mrs. J. L. Parsons and Mrs. Olav Austbo, daughters of August C. Bunneister, owner of the Redwood Falls Milling Company, Redwood Falls Electric Light Plant, and president of the First National Bank of Redwood Falls, discuss family history and the development of electricity in Redwood Falls. Includes 10 slides.