Title
Tauno Hill Interview
Document Type
Book
Interviewer
Krueger, Frederick
Contributor
Suncadia (Resort), Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement
Files
Access
Description
Tauno Hill talks about his Finnish roots and parents, Anton Hill and Valva Perkinen Hill. He talks about how the family migrated to Cle Elum, Washington, and his childhood, including chores, gardening, activities at the South Cle Elum Ball Park, holidays, dances, and music. He talks about working at the No. 9 Mine from 1936 to 1944. He describes tipple operations, rope riding, unloading, sorting coal, and more.
The cover image shows the mine tipple or mine entrance in Cle Elum, which was located near to many mining family homes.
Publication Date
5-6-2003
Recommended Citation
Hill, Tauno, "Tauno Hill Interview" (2003). Roslyn, Cle Elum, and Ronald Oral History Interviews. 43.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/roslyn_history/43
Subject
Oral history, Immigrants--United States--History, Coal mining
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