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N. P. Smith interview with Kessler Cannon of KBND radio

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Fifteen minute oral history with Mr. N. P. Smith, who first arrived in Central Oregon in 1902 from Minnesota as part of the timber rush. Smith discusses early Bend, early timber operations, pulling out the juniper trees from Wall Street, the first hardware store in Bend, the first automobiles, the arrival of the railroads, A. M. Drake, early fishing, Governor Oswald West's visit to Bend. Interview conducted by Kessler Cannon with KBND in 1953 as part of an oral history series with the Deschutes County Pioneers. Originally broadcast on March 22, 1953. Photograph from the collection of the Deschutes County Historical Society.

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Series: 15 minute histories Publisher: Bend, Oregon : KBND, p1953 Edition: Unabridged

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  • File size: 6925 KB
  • Release date: April 4, 2016
  • Duration: 00:14:25

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  • File size: 6986 KB
  • Release date: April 4, 2016
  • Duration: 00:14:25
  • Number of parts: 1

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Fifteen minute oral history with Mr. N. P. Smith, who first arrived in Central Oregon in 1902 from Minnesota as part of the timber rush. Smith discusses early Bend, early timber operations, pulling out the juniper trees from Wall Street, the first hardware store in Bend, the first automobiles, the arrival of the railroads, A. M. Drake, early fishing, Governor Oswald West's visit to Bend. Interview conducted by Kessler Cannon with KBND in 1953 as part of an oral history series with the Deschutes County Pioneers. Originally broadcast on March 22, 1953. Photograph from the collection of the Deschutes County Historical Society.

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