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| Duration | 00:58:49.491 |
| Abstract | Gilbertson discusses his life in La Crosse, Wisconsin, focusing on social life, recreation, and his career as a letter carrier. He describes the operations of the postal service, the position of postmaster, and misconduct within the post office. He also recalls early Native American and African American residents of La Crosse. Topics also discussed include: Family history, immigration from Norway -- Saw mills, family occupation -- Railways, Coon Valley, 1900s -- Ford Motor Company, Coon Valley -- Postal worker, 1910s -- Earliest memories, La Crosse -- Father’s occupation, blacksmith -- Reasons for immigration to the U.S., family in La Crosse -- Family income and standard of living -- Boyhood, La Crosse -- Popular attractions, La Crosse -- The Great Depression, local strain -- Recreation activities, steamboat river rides and dances -- La Crosse fair -- Grade school -- Farm technologies, horse and buggy, outhouses -- Newspaper delivery, press industry -- Memorable teacher’s -- Business college vs. public schooling -- La Crosse Tribune, postmaster -- Quality of education, Tomah business college -- Progressive ideals, business college. |
| Interviewee | Gilbertson, John P. |
| Interviewer | Fredricks, Howard R. |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Type of resource | sound recording |
| Genre | sound |
| Genre authority | marcgt |
| Publisher name | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
| Place of publication | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Date published | 1971-11-09 |
| Date captured | 2017-09-08 |
| Language | eng |
| Subject topic | Gilbertson, John P. -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Postal service -- Employees Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Postal service -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Letter carriers -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Postmasters -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Recreation -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs Authority: LCSH |
| Content | 00:00:40—Family history, immigration from Norway | 00:01:20—Saw mills, family occupation | 00:04:00—Railways, Coon Valley, 1900s | 00:07:00—Ford Motor Company, Coon Valley | 00:8:45—Postal worker, 1910s | 00:11:00—Earliest memories, La Crosse | 00:12:45—Father’s occupation, blacksmith | 00:13:30—Reasons for immigration to the U.S., family in La Crosse | 00:16:15—Family income and standard of living | 00:18:00—Boyhood, La Crosse | 00:20:45—Popular attractions, La Crosse | 00:25:15—The Great Depression, local strain | 00:28:30—Recreation activities, steamboat river rides and dances | 00:31:10—La Crosse fair | 00:32:15—Grade school | 00:33:50—Farm technologies, horse and buggy, outhouses | 00:36:20—Newspaper delivery, press industry | 00:37:45—Memorable teachers | 00:41:45—Business college vs. public schooling | 00:43:45—La Crosse Tribune, postmaster | 00:47:30—Quality of education, Tomah business college | 00:53:00—Progressive ideals, business college | 00:54:00—Circus acts, La Crosse | 00:57:15—Segregation, Native Americans | **00:56:30 to 00:58:45 bad audio quality |
| Source note | Tape 1 of 4. |
| Use and reproduction restrictions | This material may be protected by copyright law (e.g., Title 17, US Code). For more information about the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Murphy Library's copyright, fair-use, and permissions policies, please see https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/. |
| Collection | UWL Oral History Program Collection |
| ID | aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000044 |
| Doi | 18-0044 |