Duration | 00:46:36.122 |
Abstract | Mr. Schaettle discusses his life in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He describes his German ancestry and social activities, recreation, and the Goosetown neighborhood of La Crosse. He also focuses on downtown La Crosse and the history and strike activity of the La Crosse Rubber Mills Company. Additional topics discussed include: Unintelligible — Stone quarry on Grandad Bluff, La Crosse, Wisconsin — Mother's father, William Funk, aka, Boiler Bill — Family expenses and memories — Horse race track, La Crosse, Wisconsin — Ethnic and religious separations of Norwegians, Germans, and other Eastern Europeans in La Crosse, Wisconsin — Norwegian, German, and Eastern European immigrants and their occupations — Family business, competitors — Grahms, grandmother's family — James Trane, President of Trane Corporation. |
Interviewee | Schaettle, Karl |
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 | 1980 |
Date captured | 2018-04-12 |
Language | eng |
Subject topic | Schaettle, Karl -- 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 | La Crosse Rubber Mills Company (La Crosse, Wis.) Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | German Americans -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Recreation -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Goosetown (La Crosse, Wis.) Authority: LCSH |
Content | 00:00:01 — Unintelligible | 00:01:40 — Stone quarry on Grandad Bluff, La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:04:28 — Mother's father, William Funk, aka, Boiler Bill | 00:17:00 — Family expenses and memories | 00:26:54 — Horse race track, La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:29:52 — Ethnic and religious separations of Norwegians, Germans, and other Eastern Europeans in La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:35:37 — Norwegian, German, and Eastern European immigrants and their occupations | 00:37:31 — Family business, competitors | 00:39:36 — Grahms, grandmother's family | 00:43:10 — James Trane, President of Trane Corporation |
Source note | Tape 2 of 12. |
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Collection | UWL Oral History Program Collection |
ID | aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000128 |
Doi | 18-0128 |