Hal Samsel interview, 1984 June 21.

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Hal Samsel interview, 1984 June 21.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70970964

Samsel speaks of his career as a smokejumper from 1949 to 1965 and as the rigging loft foreman from 1966 to 1980. He tells of the effects of the Mann Gulch fire, making "Red Skies of Montana," and the changes in the smokejumper organization brought on by the civil rights movement.

1 sound cassette (65 min.) : analog + 1 transcript + 1 tape counter index.

University of Montana, Mansfield Library

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University of Montana, Mansfield Library

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Smokejumper. From the description of Hal Samsel interview, 1984 June 21. (University of Montana, Mansfield Library). WorldCat record id: 70970964 ...