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Omaha Folklore Project: Interview with Mrs. Oscar Elge

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00:00:06 - Introduction

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Partial Transcript: My name is Mark Glad and I'm interviewing Mrs. Oscar Elge...

00:00:27 - School and Travel

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Partial Transcript: What are some things you remember from your childhood.

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Oscar Egle remembers learning Swedish and English and then talks about traveling by horse.

Keywords: Church; Cousins; English; Farm; Horses; Orphan; School; Swedish; Travel

00:03:32 - Depression and Dust

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Partial Transcript: Then during the depression, what were some of the things you raised on the farm...

Segment Synopsis: Egle talks a little about life on the farm and the dust that always blew into the house.

Keywords: Corn; Depression; Dust; Dust Bowl; Farm; Feed; Grain; Harrow; Horses; Loss; Plow; Rent; Share Crop; Wagon

00:09:35 - Banks

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Partial Transcript: What happened to the banks in that time?

Segment Synopsis: Elge mentions a couple banks, one of which had to close.

Keywords: AAA; Bank; Fidelity Bank; New Deal; Roosevelt; WPA

00:11:13 - Canning

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Partial Transcript: How was food stored then?

Segment Synopsis: Egle talks about the food she canned, some family background, and then how meat was cooked and canned.

Keywords: Boiler; Broth; Canning; Cave; Coal; Coffee; Family; Fruit; Jar; Meat; Refrigerator; Sweden; Sweet Corn; Wood

00:16:39 - School, Church, and Cars

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Partial Transcript: Now was there a church pretty close by where you lived there?

Segment Synopsis: Egle talks about her country school and the things they did there. She also mentions her church and the cars they had in the family as she was growing up.

Keywords: Christmas; Country School; Electricity; Ford; Gathering; High School; Lantern; Model A; Model T; Pie Social; Potbelly; Program; School; Social; Stove; Travel; V8; Walk

00:24:01 - The River

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Partial Transcript: Did you family go swimming down at the river very often?

Segment Synopsis: Elge talks about the river that was close by.

Keywords: Carriage; Horses; River; Spring Wagon; Swimming; Wading; Water

00:25:55 - Barn Fire

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Partial Transcript: What happened to your barn and what year was that?

Segment Synopsis: Elge talks about the day their barn had caught fire. She suspects a person started the fire.

Keywords: Dry; Dust; Fire; Neighbors; Party Line; Telephone; Water

00:28:04 - Clothes

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Partial Transcript: What'd you do for clothing in those hard times?

Segment Synopsis: Elge very briefly talks about clothes during the Depression.

Keywords: Coat; Dress; Shoes; Sold

00:29:18 - Rainwater for Washing

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Partial Transcript: Your home and that, how did you keep the wood in that?

Segment Synopsis: Elge talks about her rainwater cistern that was used for washing dishes and clothes.

Keywords: Cistern; Coal; Engine; Fire; Freeze; Rainwater; Wash; Washing Machine; Water; Wind; Windmill; Wood

00:32:13 - Services

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Partial Transcript: Did it snow a lot in those years, in the 30's?

Segment Synopsis: Elge mentions snow, mail and telephone services, stoves, and outhouses.

Keywords: Cook; Corn; Heat; Kerosene; Mail; Outhouse; Schoolhouse; Service; Snow; Stove; Telephone

00:35:33 - Hogs

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Partial Transcript: What were the prices for grain in the 1930's...

Segment Synopsis: Elge remembers having two too many hogs as per government requirement.

Keywords: Bushel; Corn; Government; Hog; Neighbor

00:37:11 - Lindbergh's Flight

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Partial Transcript: Do you remember Lindbergh's flight, plane flight?

Segment Synopsis: Elge talks about the flight and family members who became interested in flying.

Keywords: Fly; Lesson; Paper

00:38:19 - War and the Draft

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Partial Transcript: Do you remember... have any remembrances of the approaching war in Europe....

Segment Synopsis: Elge talks about the war and her brother getting drafted.

Keywords: Armistice; Clive England; Draft; Drafted; James H Gustafson; John Olson; War

00:40:58 - Mrs. Elge's Husband

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Partial Transcript: You wanna say something about your husband since he did come from Sweden?

Segment Synopsis: Elge talks about her husband's history.

Keywords: Brother; English; Eye; Freigher; Inoculate; Iowa; King; Leak; Permit; Scarlet Fever; Service; Ship; Training

00:44:26 - Entertainment

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Partial Transcript: Did they have ladies' groups at your church?

Segment Synopsis: Egle talks about the Ladies' Aid at church.

Keywords: Ladies Aid; Oyster Stew; Sale; Sewing