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| Duration | 00:21:24.933 |
| Abstract | Fox discusses his experience as a member of a German immigrant family settling in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 1900. He details his work history, including operating Fox Brothers blacksmith shop and running La Crosse's second automobile dealership. He mentions fellow La Crosse residents, World War I, and Prohibition. Topics also discussed include: Prohibition, local raids--Cass Street neighborhood--African American families, La Crosse, early 1900s-- Hixon family, La Crosse, Wisconsin--Business dynamics, Great Depression--Family doctors, Dr. Gundersen--William and Paul Powell Brothers, doctors--Appendectomy, personal story--Old age, stamina-- Drinking and smoking--Winery, barrel making--Early railroads, La Crosse--Burlington railroads, Will Wheeler--Working schedule, horses and automobiles--Car storage, street laws. |
| Interviewee | Fox, Henry |
| 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 | 1975 |
| Date captured | 2018-05-21 |
| Language | eng |
| Subject topic | Fox, Henry -- 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 | Blacksmiths -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Automobile dealers -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs Authority: LCSH |
| Content | 00:00:08 -- Prohibition, local raids | 00:00:35 -- Cass Street neighborhood | 00:01:43 -- African American families, La Crosse, early 1900s | 00:02:42 -- Hixon family, La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:03:38 -- Business dynamics, Great Depression | 00:06:53 -- Family doctors, Dr. Gundersen | 00:08:49 -- William and Paul Powell Brothers, doctors | 00:10:36 -- Appendectomy, personal story | 00:11:54 -- Old age, stamina | 00:13:00 -- Drinking and smoking | 00:13:40 -- Winery, barrel making | 00:16:57 -- Early railroads, La Crosse | 00:18:50 -- Burlington railroads, Will Wheeler | 00:19:24 -- Working schedule, horses and automobiles | 00:20:30 -- Car storage, street laws |
| Source note | Tape 2 of 2. |
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| Collection | UWL Oral History Program Collection |
| ID | aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000155 |
| Doi | 18-0155 |