Fred Robinson Bridge dedication broadcast, 1959 Aug. 16.

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Fred Robinson Bridge dedication broadcast, 1959 Aug. 16.

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This radio broadcast includes the dedication ceremony for the Fred Robinson Bridge over the Missouri River, held at the bridge site on 16 Aug. 1959. Speakers include James T. Harrison, Fred Quinnell, J. Hugo Aronson, Fred Robinson, and J.T. Douglas. Topics include: the history of road construction in Montana, particularly the Dominion-Yellowstone Trail; the selection of the site for the bridge; Fred Robinson; and the actual construction of the bridge.

Sound recordings : 2 tapes (1 hr., 10 min.)

Montana Historical Society Library

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Montana Historical Society Library

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Robinson, Fred L., 1889-1969

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Fred L. Robinson was born on June 24, 1889 in Philadelphia, Tennessee. He arrived in Montana in May 1911 and established a ranch in Phillips County, north of Wagner. He also worked for a time with the Bureau of Reclamation and then purchased a general store in Wagner. He served in World War I, and then after the war was elected Phillips County assessor. In 1922 he formed a partnership to run an auto business He served in the Montana Senate from 1937 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1961. He was a longti...

Quinnell, Fred

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Douglas, J. T.

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Harrison, James Thomas, 1903-1982

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General Montana History Collection (Montana Historical Society)

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Aronson, J. Hugo (John Hugo), 1891-1978

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J. Hugo Aronson was born in Gallstad, Sweden on September 1, 1891, a son of Aron Johanson (1856-1927), a tenant farmer, and Rika Ryding Johannsen (1857-1940). The Johannsens had five children: Anna, Karl, Julia, John Hugo, and Erik Johannsen Aronson. Anna Aronson married Karl Skold and the couple had three children: Gunnar, Karin, and Allan. Julia Aronson Joseffson had two sons. Sven Johanson was also a nephew of J. Hugo Aronson. J. Hugo Aronson was educated in the public schools of...