Buckles, Joseph R. - Interview and Memoir
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- Created Date
- 1980
- Description
Buckles discusses life in the early 20th century in Pawnee, Illinois. He discusses experiences working for the Peabody Coal Company, the Depression, conflict in the mines, and bootlegging. He also discusses the people and businesses of Pawnee, the 1911 riot and hail storm, 1918 flu epidemic, immigrant neighbors, and changes in the town over the years.
- Creator
Buckles, Joseph R. (1902-1981)
- Contributing Institution
- University of Illinois at Springfield
- Subjects
- Bootlegging
Coal Mines and Mining
Depression, 1929
Pawnee (Ill.)
Works Progress Administration (WPA) - Language
- English
- Rights
- © 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
- Buckles, Joseph R. (1902-1981). Buckles, Joseph R. - Interview and Memoir. 1980. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/1153. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Buckles, Joseph R. (1902-1981), (1980) Buckles, Joseph R. - Interview and Memoir. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/1153
- MLA citation style
- Buckles, Joseph R. (1902-1981). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/1153>.