Alfred Victor Pennock Interview, 2002.

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Alfred Victor Pennock Interview, 2002.

In this interview Alfred Pennock discusses his childhood in Horton, Oregon; his service in the Air Force during the Korean War and after; coming to Libby to work on the military radar sites in the 1950s; going to work at Zonolite Company in 1969; his work as a layout man; life in Libby including local businesses and social activities 1950s-1970s; weather conditions and air quality; the W.R. Grace Company; his lung related illnesses (asbestosis) ; and the impact of vermiculite mining and asbestos on that community. (OH 2015)

4 Cassette tape(s)(4 hours) Analog Transcript 75 p

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SNAC Resource ID: 8150682

Montana Historical Society Library

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