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O. B. Riley interview with Kessler Cannon of KBND radio

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Fifteen minute oral history with O. B. Riley, who first arrived in Central Oregon on a fishing trip in 1893. Riley discusses early trips across the Cascades traveling between Portland and Bend, the first elections in Bend, a local character named “Dutch” John who sold ice, early irrigation in Bend, his own ranch where he raised cattle, and the hazards of early Bend sidewalks. 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 8, 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: 7266 KB
  • Release date: April 4, 2016
  • Duration: 00:15:08

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  • File size: 7330 KB
  • Release date: April 4, 2016
  • Duration: 00:15:08
  • Number of parts: 1

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English

Fifteen minute oral history with O. B. Riley, who first arrived in Central Oregon on a fishing trip in 1893. Riley discusses early trips across the Cascades traveling between Portland and Bend, the first elections in Bend, a local character named “Dutch” John who sold ice, early irrigation in Bend, his own ranch where he raised cattle, and the hazards of early Bend sidewalks. 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 8, 1953. Photograph from the collection of the Deschutes County Historical Society.

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