Title
Orrin Larson Interview, 1973
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
George Shervey
Interviewee
Orrin Larson
Date Recorded
9-5-1973
Date Digital
7-6-2020
Location Recorded
Larson Jewelry Shop, Herman, Minnesota
County
Grant County
Keywords
Norwegian Americans--Minnesota; Jewelers--Minnesota--Herman; Jewelry stores--Minnesota--Herman; Business enterprises--Minnesota--Herman
Description
Orrin Larson was born in 1894 in Lien Township in Grant County to Herman Larson and Christianelle Anderson Larson.
In this interview, Orrin Larson discusses working for Chris Rigg in Hancock, working for Ben Barlow in Barrett, and the jewelry business which he had operated since 1910 and was running still at the time of the interview. He discussed running the Herman Movie Theatre from 1920 to the time of the interview, and General Barrett and his sons.
Run Time
00:14:49
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
GCLarson01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
319
Recommended Citation
Larson, Orrin, "Orrin Larson Interview, 1973" (1973). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 16.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/16
Primo Type
Audio