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ALDEN CANTERBURY INTERVIEW
OH 1084
New Deal in Montana/ Fort Peck Dam Oral History Project
Montana Historical Society
Summary
TAPE I – SIDE A
0 to 5 minutes
Came to Fort Peck in 1934. In 1932 and ’ 33 worked for U. S. Engineers Department,
prior to U. S. corps of Engineers designation. How got job with U. S. E. D. Remembers
first salary, $ 105 per month. Was 19 or 20 when came. Describes work as tug boat
operator. Had license when first came, stayed through 1939. Worked on Panama project.
Returned in 1942 and stayed until 1948. Did some ranching on the side, ran cattle in
Garfield and Deer Lodge County. Originally from Kansas. Describes offer to work at
Fort Peck for $ 150 per month as tug boat operator; remembers arrival in Fort Peck.
Describes cost of getting there and “ subsistence quarters.” After a few months, wife
joined him. Boom towns started up, shacks. When Fort Peck townsite started, depended
upon grade and salary, families were selected to live in Fort Peck.
6 to 10 minutes
Husband and wife first lived at Wheeler, 14 x 16’ house. Had oil- fired stoves. Celotex
lining of house. What wife thought of place: “ There was no jobs and anything looked
pretty good to us. And we felt real fortunate to have something like that.” Describes
work did during construction. Dredge tug, towing other floating equipment. When
returned in 1942, worked on boat called the Sacajawea [ Sacagawea]. Describes crew.
Describes dredging work. Some material moved 7 miles through pipeline. Compares
different jobs had at Fort Peck. Put in 32 years with government, they were good to him.
Winter work, thickness of ice.
11 to 15 minutes
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Alden Canterbury interview, 1987 Jul. 30. |
| Description | Oral history transcript regarding Fort Peck Dam construction |
| Creator | Canterbury, Alden, 1909- , |
| Genre (Short List) | documents |
| Genre (AAT) | oral histories |
| Type | Text |
| Language | eng |
| Date Original | 1987-07-30 |
| Subject (LCSH) | Dams--Montana--Fort Peck--Design and construction.; Dredging--Montana--Fort Peck.; New Deal, 1933-1939--Montana--Fort Peck--Personal narratives.; Public works--Montana--Fort Peck.; Towboats--Montana--Fort Peck.; Fort Peck (Mont.)--Social conditions.; Fort Peck (Mont.)--Social life and customs.; 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 | Murphy, Mary, 1953- ,; 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 1084 |
| Digital Format | application/pdf |
| Digitization Specifications | PDF files were converted from MS Word documents. |
| Description-Abstract | Interviewed by Mary Murphy on 30 Jul. 1987 in Fort Peck, Mont., as part of the repository's New Deal in Montana/Fort Peck Dam Oral History Project.; Topics include his work on the dredge crew; his tugboat duties; overall living conditions; and recreation.; Resident of Fort Peck during the construction of Fort Peck Dam in the late 1930s. |
| 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/70959945/viewonline |
Description
| Title | Alden Canterbury interview, 1987 Jul. 30. - 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 | ALDEN CANTERBURY INTERVIEW OH 1084 New Deal in Montana/ Fort Peck Dam Oral History Project Montana Historical Society Summary TAPE I – SIDE A 0 to 5 minutes Came to Fort Peck in 1934. In 1932 and ’ 33 worked for U. S. Engineers Department, prior to U. S. corps of Engineers designation. How got job with U. S. E. D. Remembers first salary, $ 105 per month. Was 19 or 20 when came. Describes work as tug boat operator. Had license when first came, stayed through 1939. Worked on Panama project. Returned in 1942 and stayed until 1948. Did some ranching on the side, ran cattle in Garfield and Deer Lodge County. Originally from Kansas. Describes offer to work at Fort Peck for $ 150 per month as tug boat operator; remembers arrival in Fort Peck. Describes cost of getting there and “ subsistence quarters.” After a few months, wife joined him. Boom towns started up, shacks. When Fort Peck townsite started, depended upon grade and salary, families were selected to live in Fort Peck. 6 to 10 minutes Husband and wife first lived at Wheeler, 14 x 16’ house. Had oil- fired stoves. Celotex lining of house. What wife thought of place: “ There was no jobs and anything looked pretty good to us. And we felt real fortunate to have something like that.” Describes work did during construction. Dredge tug, towing other floating equipment. When returned in 1942, worked on boat called the Sacajawea [ Sacagawea]. Describes crew. Describes dredging work. Some material moved 7 miles through pipeline. Compares different jobs had at Fort Peck. Put in 32 years with government, they were good to him. Winter work, thickness of ice. 11 to 15 minutes |
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