Title
Les Bahr Interview, ca. 1979
Files
Download Les Bahr Interview Transcript (135 KB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Les Bahr
Date Recorded
1979
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Horses; Horses--Training; Horses--Purchasing; Horse racing; Horses--Transportation; Frontier and pioneer life--Minnesota--Stevens County; Agriculture--Minnesota--Stevens County; Farm life--Minnesota--Stevens County; Lumber trade--Oregon
Description
Les Bahr lived in Portland, Oregon at the time of the interview, but was born in Morris. He was 67 years old. His father was from central Iowa and his mother immigrated from Germany when she was 10 years old. His parents farmed northwest of Morris when he was a child. Les was a farmer in Stevens County before he moved to Portland, where he worked in a lumber mill.
In this interview, Les Bahr recalls the ins and outs of horse racing in the area and transporting horses. He talks about breaking horses and buying horses. He also discusses his father homesteading the land and farm life. He talks about his work in the lumber mill.
Run Time
00:12:00
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSBahr01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Bahr, Les, "Les Bahr Interview, ca. 1979" (1979). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 168.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/168
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.