Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mattson and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Swetish interview, 1972 Aug. 6.

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Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mattson and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Swetish interview, 1972 Aug. 6.

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Topics relate to various aspects of the history of Osceola and Dodgeville, Mich., both of which are in Houghton County. Include references to the Depression; the WPA; home life; Christmas; social life and customs; working for Calumet and Hecla; a mine accident; home remedies; the 1913 strike; the Italian Hall disaster; the temperance society in Dodgeville.

Transcript : 34 p.

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