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CLARENCE CRANE
OH 1089
New Deal in Montana/ Fort Peck Dam Oral History Project
Montana Historical Society
Summary
TAPE I – SIDE A
0 to 5 minutes
Discusses early life and origins. Tells how met wife. Came to Fort Peck in 1934 with
friends, stripping of dam, driving truck. Rough living conditions. Couldn’t drink water.
He and friends decided to quit, returned to Dillon. Tells what did their, hauling coal.
Tells how got job as chauffer, driving truck, hauling crews. Tells what dredge man did.
Then promoted to heavy truck driver, 10- ton trucks, 1935- 40. Then went to Portland to
work for Bonneville Power Administration, driving line truck in construction of power
lines. Describes BPA job.
6 to 10 minutes
Tells when lost two civil service jobs because of veteran’s preference. Decided to join
armed services when U. S. entered WW- II. Enlisted in Seabees, Navy. Discusses years
in armed services. Remembers being interviewed by Naval personnel to determine what
skills he had they could use, they sent him to diesel school, remembers being given three
choices but sent somewhere else. Describes three- week training. Tells what did after this
training. After service, returned to BPA, tells what did. Became foreman, installation of
electrical equipment.
11 to 15 minutes
Had civil service job at Fort Peck. Describes stripping job at dam, preparation for dam.
Trucks and power shovels used. Drove truck from 1935- 40, hauling heavy equipment.
Roads were “ all gumbo.” No gravel. Cabs were covered with heaters. Hauled concrete.
Where lived, New Deal. Wife and he married, she had been teaching school at Glasgow.
Describes living conditions. Apartments. Then bought little house, 8 feet x 14 feet.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Clarence Crane interview, 1987 Aug. 1. |
| Creator | Crane, Clarence, 1910- , |
| Date Original | 1987-08-01 |
| Description | Oral history transcript regarding Fort Peck Dam construction |
| Description-Abstract | Interviewed by Rick Duncan on 1 Aug. 1987 in Fort Peck, Mont., as part of the repository's New Deal in Montana/Fort Peck Dam Oral History Project.; Topics include his stripping work on the dam and living conditions.; Resident of Fort Peck during the construction of Fort Peck Dam in the late 1930s. |
| Subject (LCSH) | Construction workers--Montana--Fort Peck--Interviews.; Dams--Montana--Fort Peck--Design and construction.; New Deal, 1933-1939--Montana--Fort Peck--Personal narratives.; Public works--Montana--Fort Peck.; Fort Peck (Mont.)--Social conditions.; Fort Peck Dam (Mont.) |
| Rights Management | Transmission, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use under the copyright laws requires written permission of the copyright owner. For permission to publish contact mhslibrary@mt.gov. |
| Contributors | Duncan, Rick,; New Deal in Montana/Fort Peck Dam Oral History Project. |
| Contributing Institution | Montana Historical Society Research Center |
| Digital Collection | Letters, Diaries and Documents from the Montana Historical Society |
| Physical Collection | Oral History 1089 |
| Genre (Short List) | documents |
| Genre (AAT) | oral histories |
| Type | Text |
| Digital Format | application/pdf |
| Digitization Specifications | PDF files were converted from MS Word documents. |
| Language | eng |
| Contact Us | To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/Research/services/repros.aspx or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov |
| Relation | Forms part of: New Deal in Montana/Fort Peck Dam Oral History Project.; http://worldcat.org/oclc/70959951/viewonline |
Description
| Title | Clarence Crane interview, 1987 Aug. 1. - Page 1 |
| Contributing Institution | Montana Historical Society Research Center |
| Contact Us | To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/research/photo/servicesfees.asp or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov |
| Transcription | CLARENCE CRANE OH 1089 New Deal in Montana/ Fort Peck Dam Oral History Project Montana Historical Society Summary TAPE I – SIDE A 0 to 5 minutes Discusses early life and origins. Tells how met wife. Came to Fort Peck in 1934 with friends, stripping of dam, driving truck. Rough living conditions. Couldn’t drink water. He and friends decided to quit, returned to Dillon. Tells what did their, hauling coal. Tells how got job as chauffer, driving truck, hauling crews. Tells what dredge man did. Then promoted to heavy truck driver, 10- ton trucks, 1935- 40. Then went to Portland to work for Bonneville Power Administration, driving line truck in construction of power lines. Describes BPA job. 6 to 10 minutes Tells when lost two civil service jobs because of veteran’s preference. Decided to join armed services when U. S. entered WW- II. Enlisted in Seabees, Navy. Discusses years in armed services. Remembers being interviewed by Naval personnel to determine what skills he had they could use, they sent him to diesel school, remembers being given three choices but sent somewhere else. Describes three- week training. Tells what did after this training. After service, returned to BPA, tells what did. Became foreman, installation of electrical equipment. 11 to 15 minutes Had civil service job at Fort Peck. Describes stripping job at dam, preparation for dam. Trucks and power shovels used. Drove truck from 1935- 40, hauling heavy equipment. Roads were “ all gumbo.” No gravel. Cabs were covered with heaters. Hauled concrete. Where lived, New Deal. Wife and he married, she had been teaching school at Glasgow. Describes living conditions. Apartments. Then bought little house, 8 feet x 14 feet. |
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