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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Charles Hanks recalls the Butch Cassidy gang, early
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Utah settlements, coal mining and horse thieves.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Charles Hanks
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Date:'''  
 
'''Date:'''  
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Utah (?)
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Charles Townsend
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 35 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Hanks’ background,
 
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Born in southern Utah (1881),
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Father came with Mormon Battalion,
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Mother came with Brigham Young,
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Salt Lake City—settlement,
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Butch Cassidy gang,
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Hanks wrangled horses for them,
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Denies Cassidy killed anyone,
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Robbers’ Roost,
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Location,
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Break-up of gang,
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Mobility of the gang,
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Skill with firearms,
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Guns used by gang,
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Robbed Montpelier Bank,
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Cassidy in South American,
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Says Cassidy later went to Oregon,
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Anecdote about Cassidy buying a horse,
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Origin of Cassidy’s career,
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Robbed Telluride Colorado bank,
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Members of gang,
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Father founded Hanksville,
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Community migration,
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Story about Burt Loper,
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Settlement of Hanksville,
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Anecdote about going for a doctor,
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Social life,
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Dances in churches,
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Absence of saloons,
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Coal mining around Price Utah,
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Labor unions,
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Cassidy robbery of payroll,
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Many immigrants,
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Greek miners,
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Horse thieves,
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Stolen horses taken to Colorado,
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Cap Brown.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
 
 
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1881-early 1900s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1881-early 1900s
  
  

Revision as of 21:50, 9 December 2014

Charles Hanks recalls the Butch Cassidy gang, early Utah settlements, coal mining and horse thieves.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Charles Hanks

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date:

Location: Utah (?)

Interviewer: Charles Townsend

Length: 35 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Hanks’ background, Born in southern Utah (1881), Father came with Mormon Battalion, Mother came with Brigham Young, Salt Lake City—settlement, Butch Cassidy gang, Hanks wrangled horses for them, Denies Cassidy killed anyone, Robbers’ Roost, Location, Break-up of gang, Mobility of the gang, Skill with firearms, Guns used by gang, Robbed Montpelier Bank, Cassidy in South American, Says Cassidy later went to Oregon, Anecdote about Cassidy buying a horse, Origin of Cassidy’s career, Robbed Telluride Colorado bank, Members of gang, Father founded Hanksville, Community migration, Story about Burt Loper, Settlement of Hanksville, Anecdote about going for a doctor, Social life, Dances in churches, Absence of saloons, Coal mining around Price Utah, Labor unions, Cassidy robbery of payroll, Many immigrants, Greek miners, Horse thieves, Stolen horses taken to Colorado, Cap Brown.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1881-early 1900s

Bulk Dates: 1881-early 1900s


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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