Samuel S. and David J. Maclay interviews, 1972.

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Samuel S. and David J. Maclay interviews, 1972.

Samuel Maclay and his brother David Maclay were ranchers at Lolo, Montana. They provide detailed descriptions of ranching and farming during the drought and depression years of the 1930s; cattle rustling; and the relationship of the banking business to ranching. The interview provides detailed descriptions of ranching and farming during the drought and depression years of the 1930s; cattle rustling; and the relationship of the banking business to ranching.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7284685

Montana Historical Society Library

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