Alfred Hanson Interview

Alfred Hanson Interview

Interviewees

Alfred Hanson

Document Type

Book

Contributor

Suncadia (Resort), Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement

Files

Download Hanson interview index.pdf (212 KB)

Description

Alfred Hanson speaks about his childhood in the Swauk area of Washington state, and particularly about interactions between white settlers and Native Americans. He describes homesteading, gardening, and food preservation, as well as recreation (skating, baseball, dances), hunting, Prohibition, and transportation. He talks about his work as a Washington state representative, about the World War I draft, fire in Cle Elum, and bank robbery in Roslyn.

Hanson lived for a time with a Native American man nicknamed Indian Pete. The cover image shows Indian Pete on horseback at Cle Elum, Washington, circa 1910. He lived on Lower Peoh Point Road on the old Miller Place next to the Milwaukee Road Railroad tracks. See the Ted Rooks Interview for more information.

Publication Date

1973

Subject

Oral history, Swauk Creek (Wash.), Indians, North American--Washington

Rights

Educational use only; no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.

Language

English

Alfred Hanson Interview

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