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George Wardell Interview, Tape 1 Side 2
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| Title | George Wardell Interview, Tape 1 Side 2 |
| Name | Wardell, George |
| Subject | Everett Massacre
Sawmills
Labor unions
Baseball
Circuses & shows
Bars
Theaters
Lumber Industry
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| Description | George Wardell was a longtime Everett resident. His experiences in logging camps and mills prior to 1920 form the main area of discussion, with considerable anecdotal material concerning conditions and men who ran the area's lumber industry. |
| Notes | 1-10m: William Butler and wife; Sherriff McRae song; Everett Massacre, IWW songs and organizing; sabotage; sawmill accidents, dangers; 10-25m: grocery business, good times and bad; Depression; 25-35m: Prohibition, bootlegging & moonshining; Everett in 1910 described; 35-45m: baseball, boxing (Wildcat Carter); circuses, saloons and theaters; logging camps; high rock camp. |
| Interviewer | David Dilgard and Margaret Riddle |
| Date | 1975-02-04 |
| Size | 15.7 MB |
| Length | 46 minutes |
| Birthdate | 1895-02-24 |
| Death Date | 1983-01-13 |
| Place of Birth | Marion, Wash. |
| Place of Death | Everett, WA |
| Language | en |
| Format | MP3 |
| Repository | Everett Public Library |
| Rights | Everett Public Library |
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