Rick and June Harvey , October 26, 2013

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Scope and Contents

From the Project :

As part of the completion of the Master of Applied Historical Research program at Boise State University, Angie Davis interviewed long-time residents of the Boise Bench. The subjects’ lifetime experiences range from the interwar period, Depression Era, and through the post-war period as Boise’s suburban Bench neighborhoods were transformed from rural farms and orchards to the metropolitan outskirts of suburban Boise. The subjects interviewed range in economic, social, and cultural backgrounds and persuasions, their perspectives contribute unique insights into the ways that Boise’s rural communities reacted to and dealt with international, regional, and local historical events.

Dates

October 26, 2013

Extent

699 Megabytes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

In an interview with Angie Davis on October 26, 2013, Rick Harvey and his mother June discuss living on the Boise Bench since 1953. During the interview, Rick shared a family story from the Prohibition era about his step-great-grandfather, Pete Larrasia, who flew bootleg whiskey into Boise. They discuss what transportation in Boise was like, what the area looked like, some of the businesses that were in the neighborhood, the schools they attended, and the people they remember that lived by them or owned businesses.