| Title |
Smauldon, David OH20_012, video clip |
| Creator |
RootsBridge, LLC |
| Contributors |
Smauldon, David, Interviewee; Kammerman, Alyssa, Interviewer |
| Collection Name |
The Union Station Oral History Project |
| Description |
The Union Station Centennial oral history project is a companion to the Museums at Union Station's "Heart of Ogden" exhibit, which commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the current Union Station building on November 22, 1924. In honor of the centennial anniversary, Ogden City contracted with oral historian Alyssa Kammerman of RootsBridge LLC to collect fifteen oral histories from community members who shared memories associated with the Union Station in Ogden. The interviews encompass the 1930s to the present day, thus documenting the period when Union Station was actively functioning as a train station and its subsequent transformation into a museum and cultural center. Community members interviewed included former railroad employees, Union Station employees, residents of Ogden, city employees, and museum volunteers. The diverse range of interviewees reflects the diversity of Ogden and provides a comprehensive view of Union Station's impact on the community as a cultural hub and a place of shared history. |
| Abstract |
This is an oral history interview with David Smauldon, conducted December 22, 2023, for the 100 year anniversary of the Ogden Union Station. This interview was conducted at the Ogden Union Station by oral historian Alyssa Kammerman of RootsBridge LLC. During this interview, David shares his memories of working in the railyards at Ogden Union Station as a Brakeman/Switchman for the Union Pacific Railroad, and his years working as an engineer on Union Pacific freight trains (1990 - 2021). David also recalls growing up near Union Station and the way it impacted 25th Street and Ogden. The following is a video clip of an oral history interview. A full transcript of the interview is available. |
| Image Captions |
David Smauldon during his Oral History Interview at the Ogden Union Station, Wattis-Dumke Room, 22 December 2023; Union Pacific Engineer: David Smauldon driving a Union Pacific Locomotive, circa 2020; The Controls: Inside a Union Pacific Engine. Circa 2019; Trackside View: View through the front windshield of the engine. Circa 2019; Engineer's Seat. Circa 2019 |
| Subject |
Segregation; Discrimination - United States; Employment; Railroad trains; Railroads; Transportation; Railroads--Employees; Railroads -- Freight; Transportation; Union Pacific Railroad; Railroad companies; Southern Pacific Railroad; Railroads--Models; Coal mining; Community life; Musicians; Union Station (Ogden, Utah); Museums; Railroad museums; Hill Air Force Base; Porters and Waiters Club |
| Digital Publisher |
Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2023 |
| Date Digital |
2023 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023 |
| Medium |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Hill Air Force Base, David County, Utah, United States; Clearfield, Davis County, Utah, United States; Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, United States; La Grande, Union County, Oregon, United States; Logan, Utah; Green River, Emery County, Utah, United States |
| Type |
Image/MovingImage; Image/StillImage; Text; Sound |
| Access Extent |
Video clip is an mp4 00:01:27 duration, 143 MB |
| Conversion Specifications |
Video Clip was created using Canva and Adobe Premiere Pro; Exported as an H.268, Preset was Match Source-High bitrate |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. For further information: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/Inc.-EDU/1.0/ . Background music for the opening of the video clip was downloaded fromhttps://uppbeat.io/track/theo-gerard/la-loire; License Code QOXIYWK0MOQSS8OL; Background music for the closing of the video clip was downloaded from https://uppbeat.io/track/theo-gerard/la-loire; License CodeQOXIYWK0MOQSS8OL |
| Source |
Smauldon, David OH20_012 Oral Histories; Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
video/mp4 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6ftmftb |
| Setname |
wsu_webda_oh |
| ID |
142842 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6ftmftb |
