The life, times, and gold mines of Captain W.H. Hembree (WPA oral-history interview)

Published: Feb. 12, 2024, 2 p.m.

On April 28, 1938, Federal Writers Project worker Andrew Sherbert sat down with a stocky, rugged-looking 74-year-old prospector and former riverboat captain named W.H. Hembree to talk about his recollections of life in frontier Oregon for a firefighter, sailor, and gold miner. (For text and pictures, see https://www.loc.gov/item/wpalh001950/)