Aikman, Herbert (Bert) - Interview and Memoir
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- 1975
- Description
Aikman discusses his experiences in Macoupin and Montgomery Counties, Illinois; childhood and farmlife, one room school education, homemade foods and remedies, his family's log cabin in Hornsby, children's games, hunting, family recreation, and Christmas celebrations. He recalls his first automobile and early transportation, building the Illinois Central Railroad, paving Route 66 and local roads, and electric trolleys. He also recalls businesses ...
- Creator
Aikman, Herbert (Bert) (1878-1977)
- Contributing Institution
- University of Illinois at Springfield
- Subjects
- Amusements
Automobiles
Banks and Banking
Blacksmithing
Butchering
Canning and Preserving
Chautauquas
Clothing and Dress
Depression, 1929
Farms and Farming
Handicrafts
Hunting
Illinois State Fair
Litchfield (Ill.)
Macoupin County (Ill.)
Montgomery County (Ill.)
Railroads
Raymond (Ill.)
Revivals
Route 66 (U.S. Highway)
Rural Schools
Saint Louis MO--World's Fair, 1904
Sports
Telegraph
Telephone
Transportation
World's Fair, Saint Louis MO, 1904 - Language
- English
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- © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html
- Chicago citation style
- Aikman, Herbert (Bert) (1878-1977). Aikman, Herbert (Bert) - Interview and Memoir. 1975. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/863. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Aikman, Herbert (Bert) (1878-1977), (1975) Aikman, Herbert (Bert) - Interview and Memoir. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/863
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- Aikman, Herbert (Bert) (1878-1977). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/863>.