Albin Kling Interview, ca. 1976

Title

Albin Kling Interview, ca. 1976

Authors

Albin Kling

Files

Download Albin Kling Interview Transcript (212 KB)

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

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.

Original Format

Reel-to-Reel

Digital Identifier

KMRSKling01

Repository

West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)

Local Identifier

1019

Primo Type

Audio

Albin Kling Interview, ca. 1976

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