ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW
Harvey Martin
May 16, 1984
by Larry Lowenthal

0:00:23	How his family came to be at Springfield Armory, 1917.  Lived in Bldg. 9 from 1917 until his father (Sgt. Henry Martin, gardener) retired in 1926.
0:04:00	Moved to Grant St. after father retired, although father still worked as groundskeeper until about 1931
0:05:05	Housing situation, father's pay
0:06:28	Discusses military people stationed here (about 150), their duties (ie: grounds and guard duties), their housing situation
0:12:23	Comparing photograph of the green in Armory Square with the way he remembers it
0:14:08	Tells who lived in Bldgs 9,8, and 7 while he was there
0:16:38	Discusses the Infirmary, Dr. Gilchrist, the others who worked there
0:19:55	Company chauffeur drove the Armory children to school
0:22:10	Discusses the stable area, the animals
0:26:58	Remainder of stable area was for storage--gun stocks
0:28:12	Railroad tracks inside the gates
0:29:05	Coal Pocket and moving coal to the powerhouse in trucks
Side B
0:30:45	Heating system
0:31:03	Engine house for the locomotive
0:33:37	Children had to stay within the Armory gates
0:34:45	Discusses Bldg 9 in great detail, comparing later photos and floor plans with his memories
0:47:11	Location of vegetable gardens, green houses (2), and delivery of produce to Armory homes and barracks
0:51:48	Fruit tree locations, grape arbors
0:53:06	Southeast end of green flooded for skating in the winter
0:53:57	Sgt. Martin's gardening work on the mound between Qtrs 1 and Bldg 13
0:56:16	A little of Sgt. Martin's background
0:85:34	How the family traveled to visit friends outside of Springfield