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Oral history interview with Forrest E. Balliet [Sound Recording 02]
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- 1978-03-02 (Creation)
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Audiocassette; 00:32:11
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Forrest Earl Balliet was born in Red Bluff, California, in 1886. Around 1900, his mother died, and afterward he lived with his grandmother near Talent, Oregon, and in Ashland, Oregon. He later worked as a seasonal farm and ranch worker in Montana, Missouri, Washington, Utah, Oregon, and California. He served in the U.S. Army in France during World War I. He died in 1986.
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Tape 1, Side 2. This oral history interview with Forrest E. Balliet was conducted by Roberta Watts in Portland, Oregon, on March 2, 1978, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program. An unidentified woman was also present.
In this interview, Balliet discusses his family background and early life with his grandmother near Talent, Oregon, and in Ashland, Oregon. He describes his work history in Montana, Missouri, Washington, Utah, Oregon, and California, including sheep ranching, mule driving, and seasonal farm work. He discusses living in rooming houses in downtown Portland and describes the city in the late 1910s, and also talks about staying in shelters run by the Salvation Army. He shares his experiences in the U.S. Army in France during World War I.
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Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Forrest E. Balliet. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
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- English
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- Watts, Roberta (Contributor)