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| Title | Norris Wahl interview |
| Date of Original | 2000-09-19 |
| Creator | Bliss, Clara
Jacobi, Mary
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| Creator Role | Interviewer; |
| Description | An interview with Norris Wahl for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Norris, 90 years old at the time of the interview, talks about growing up as one of fifteen children, speaking Norwegian at home, and learning English at school, and working as a carpenter. He also talks about his experiences in World War II as a radio operator in the Air Force. He was stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in Alaska during the war. He also worked as a mechanic for John Deere, International, Mace, and Caterpillar after the war. |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
Education
Museums and historical societies
People
Social Life & Customs
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Interviews
Reminiscing
Immigrants
Homesteading
Farming
Carpentry
Education
Schools
English language
Military personnel
War
Air forces
Mechanics (Persons)
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| Subject (LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945
Norwegian Americans
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| Personal Name | Wahl, Norris
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| Organization Name | United States. Air Force
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| Location | Bowman (N.D.)
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
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| Decade | 2000-2009
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| Item Number | PTRM-45 |
| Format of Original | Audio cassettes
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| Transcription | "Norris Wahl had 15 living brothers and sisters and 3 died. Family came from Norway. Became a carpenter. In the Military in the Aleutian Islands and Alaska 1940-1945 in the Air force. Worked on planes under tents. It was very cold there. Mechanic at John Deere in Bowman, International, and Caterpillar too. In Sunset Home"—Handwritten on tape 45. |
| Repository Institution | Pioneer Trails Regional Museum
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| Credit Line | Pioneer Trails Regional Museum (PTRM-45) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Ordering Information | Pioneer Trails Regional Museum
12 First Ave. N. P. O. Box 78
Bowman, ND 58623
701-523-3600
dpearson@ndsupernet.com |
| Language | English |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2009-2010 NAR10-RC-10062-09 |
| Digital ID | dmPTRM45 |
| Media Standard | MPEG Audio
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| Duration | 00:47:24 |
| Audio Tracks | 2 track stereo (unmixed)
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| Data Rate | 128 kbps |