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Mr. Ben Anketell, at his home on Amity Avenue, Nampa, shares recollections of life in early 1900's.
Two children standing in foreground with four horse-drawn plows in background.
George Kellogg and Joseph Saltzer discuss their many years working as doctors in early 20th Century Nampa and Idaho. They discuss a number of medical…
Lloyd Castagneto arrived in Nampa in 1917 and shares memories of living in Nampa in the mid-20th century. Lloyd recalls working for Union Pacific and…
Bill Castagneto, born in Nampa in 1918, shares memories of growing up in Nampa including the influence of the railroad and the dairy industry. He also…
Sumner Johnson, born in Nampa in 1924, discusses life in Nampa in the mid 1900’s, as well as his job as an engineer for the city. Topics discussed…
Elmo Crill, born in Nampa in 1909, shares memories of Nampa from the early 1900’s including riding the Interurban railroad, land agents, and other…
Charles "Charlie" Faris discusses the technological changes in the rail industry that he experienced while working on trains during the Depression and…
Bill Shaw was born in Nampa in 1917 and remembers the Depression and served on the City Council. His wife Freda Lingo Shaw came to Nampa in 1926 and…
Clyde Pethtel, born in 1890, remembers early days of farming in the Nampa area.
William Castagneto during a football workout at Nampa High School 1935
Leonard Bowles who moved to Nampa from Emmett in 1926 discusses early industry and life in Nampa.
John Brandt, born in Nampa in 1904, recalls his childhood and what life was like in early Nampa.
Interview of Harold W. Brown, who discusses his early life in Nampa as well as Nampa and the USA in the 1940s.