Title
Art Sand Interview, ca. 1979
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Art Sand
Date Recorded
1979
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Grant County
Keywords
Minnesota--Politics and government; Wendell (Minn.); Mayors--Minnesota--Wendell; Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978; Automobile dealers--Minnesota; Automobiles--Minnesota; General stores--Minnesota--Wendell; Banks and banking; Fraternal organizations--Minnesota; Norway--Description and travel
Description
Art Sand was 77 years old and lived in Wendell. His grandparents came from Norway and settled in Grant County. He had an active political interest and was mayor of Wendell twice. He farmed for a few years and then worked as a car salesman, ran a general store, and was a director of the bank and had a real estate license at the time of the interview.
In this interview, Art discusses his political activity and some of the issues in Wendell when he was mayor. He talks about meeting Hubert Humphrey. He discusses his time as a car salesmen and the cost of cars at that time. He talks about his general store and what they sold. He discusses the bank he directed. He discusses the fraternal organizations he was member of, and his trip to Norway.
Run Time
00:10:32
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSSand01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Sand, Arthur, "Art Sand Interview, ca. 1979" (1979). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 159.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/159
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
The digitization and transcription of this oral history was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.