Interview with Mrs. Fred Luken, daughter of Adam Brown. She tells about her father being the engineer of the locomotive that pulled the first passenger train into Brainerd in 1871. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Interview with Annie Carney, daughter of Patrick Henry Carney. She gives a brief history of her father, including that he was one of the oldest train engineers in the area. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.