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Ralph Korte Oral History

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Citation

“Ralph Korte Oral History,” Madison Historical, accessed December 3, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1684.

Description

In this oral history interview, Ralph Korte, founder of Korte Construction in Highland, Illinois, discusses his life and business. Korte described growing up on a farm near Pierron, Illinois, and his early years of school. He describes life on the farm during the Great Depression and World War II. Korte then discusses his time in the Army during the Korean War and attending night school at SIUE. Next Korte describes the founding of Korte Construction and its early years of growth in Highland and throughout the Metro East.

Subjects

  • Highland
  • business
  • industry

Date

October 22, 2018

Relevant Encyclopedia Article

Language

English

Type

  • Oral History

Format

  • mp3
  • pdf

Duration

  • 01:27:10

Original Format

.mp3 audio file

Interviewer

Hansen, Stephen

Interviewee

Korte, Ralph

Bit Rate

172 kbit/s

Coverage

  • 1930s-1990s
  • Highland, Illinois
  • Pierron, Illinois

Identifier

  • Korte-Ralph-O-001
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