Title
Earl Eames Interview, 1976
Files
Download Earl Eames Interview Transcript (1.1 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Joe Moore
Interviewee
Earl Eames
Date Recorded
5-11-1976
Date Digital
6-18-2020
Location Recorded
Eames Residence, Morris, Minnesota
County
Stevens County
Keywords
World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--France; Grain elevators--Minnesota--Morris; Prohibition; Depressions--1929
Description
Mr. Eames was born outside of Morris in 1893. Having served overseas in World War I, he returned to Morris where he and his father purchased and operated a grain elevator. He subsequently sold the elevator and started the first "jobbing" operation in West Central Minnesota. In this interview, Mr. Eames talks about public sentiment prior to the United States' entry into World War I and his experiences in France during the war. Other topics discussed include farming and the grain elevator business during the 1920s, prohibition, the depression and its effects on the grain business and farm subsidies.
Run Time
00:38:32
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
SCEames03
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1016
Recommended Citation
Eames, Earl, "Earl Eames Interview, 1976" (1976). Stevens County. 34.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/stevenscounty/34
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
The digitization 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.