The Early Marriage of A.D. and Adelle Mortensen

Dublin Core

Title

The Early Marriage of A.D. and Adelle Mortensen

Description

The newlyweds, Adelle and A.D. stayed at the Mortensens' house in Somers, WI, and A.D. had to bike to Racine for work. He had a special bike with a flanged wheel that he could ride on the railroad track into Racine, a distance of about ten miles.οΎ 

Creator

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993)

Date

January 1, 1902

Rights

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Format

.mp3

Identifier

LC11-01

Provenance

Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewee

Margaret Landon

Duration

2:28

Sound File Location

Box 75: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 1-20

Clip Location

Hour 11, clip 1

Sub-Collection

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Main Collection

Series 1: Biographical

Citation

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993), “The Early Marriage of A.D. and Adelle Mortensen,” Digital Exhibits of Wheaton College, accessed March 28, 2024, https://omeka.wheaton.edu/items/show/96.