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Oral history interview with Frank C. Haiden
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Haiden discusses growing up in a German immigrant family in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He discusses family life, work life, and the development of La Crosse. He details his work in the railroad industry...
Haiden discusses growing up in a German immigrant family in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He discusses family life, work life, and the development of La Crosse. He details his work in the railroad industry, mentioning several companies operating routes through La Crosse. He also describes the downtown district, including the breweries that operated there.
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- Creator
- interviewed by Jeff Murphy
- Format
- Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1987
- Physical Details
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- 1 sound tape reel (45 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 5 in. + 1 audiocassette + 1 CD-ROM (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
- OCLC
- ocm47096438
- Interviews form basis for student reports cataloged separately.
- Forms part of: La Crosse Urban History Project, 1945-1960, conducted by students of History 325, American Urban History, at the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse in 1987.
- Move to La Crosse, 1893--Born 1892--Family's move to America--Early La Crosse--Work on the railroad, 1912-1962--First house in North La Crosse--Exempt from war service--Thoughts on the war--Soldiers return home--Worries over communism--Korean War--Marriages 1930, 1953--Building own house--Great Depression--Berlin Street--Thoughts on Hitler--Business after the war--Family's career's--Boats on the river--Breweries in La Crosse--Route on the railroad--Passengers--Tracks that came through La Crosse--La Crosse expansion after WWII--Jobs on the railroad--Derailments--Winter on the railroad--Switch Guard in La Crosse--North and South side development--Road up to Granddad’s Bluff--Rivalry between the North and South side--German heritage