Title
Albin Kling Interview, ca. 1976
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Albin Kling
Date Recorded
1976
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Grant County
Keywords
Farm Life--Minnesota; Dairy farming--Minnesota; Agriculture--Minnesota; Steam-engines; Threshing machines; Threshing--Minnesota; World War, 1939-1945; Agricultural machinery--Minnesota
Description
Albin Kling was 80 years old and he was born outside Hoffman. He is a steam engine enthusiast.
In this interview, Albin Kling discusses the early days of steam-driven threshers. He discusses the community cooperation in threshing and the process involved in operating the machines. He also mentions the threshers and their fate during the scrap iron drive of World War II. Finally he stresses the future of steam powered farm equipment.
Run Time
00:09:56
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSKling01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Kling, Albin, "Albin Kling Interview, ca. 1976" (1976). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 16.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/16
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.