William John Hagerty Interview, 2002.

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William John Hagerty Interview, 2002.

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In this interview William Hagerty (b. 1909) discusses growing up in Browning; moving to and working in Butte from 1927 to 1940s; work on mine tailings in Anaconda; work on Going-To-The-Sun Highway as oiler for the trucks and shovels; moving to Libby to work for Zonolite in late 1940s as a hauler and shovel operator; work for J. Neils Lumber in 1950s and later St. Regis Lumber in crane operations; community activities; camping and fishing; role of saloons and bars in social life of Libby; assistance provide to community from various business' including J. Neils, Zonolite; water and air quality; access to vermiculite; hazards of timber work; starting Hagerty and Schmock Crane Service; asbestosis in the community and his own health issues. (OH 2024)

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Libby Montana Oral History Project Oral History Project

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Hagerty, William John.

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J. Neils Lumber Company

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Lumber company incorporated in Sauk Rapids, Minn., 1895; expanded in 1899 with purchase of a second mill at Cass Lake, Minn.; operations in Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca, and Koochiching counties in northern Minnesota; in Libby, Kalispell, and Lincoln counties in Montana; and Klickitat, Wash.; offices moved from Cass Lake to Washington in 1922; in 1957 company merged with St. Regis Paper Company; also owned Montana Light & Power Company which was purchased in 1944. From the des...

St. Regis Paper Company

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Zonolite Company

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Hagerty and Schmock Crane Service (Mont.)

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