Homer and Evelyn Pelton interview, 1979 Jan. 25.

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Homer and Evelyn Pelton interview, 1979 Jan. 25.

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Pelton gives a detailed description of his job as a hook tender (supervisor) on a steam-driven logging donkey in Potlatch, Idaho, from about 1922 to 1930.

Sound recordings : 1 cassette.Transcript : 14 leaves.

Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8064693

Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historical Society

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