Remembered by people who were there · 1977
Otto Viikmäe remembers working on Alu manor
Otto Viikmäe meenutab elu Alu mõisas
Otto Viikmäe started out on Alu manor near Rapla as a moonamees, a farmhand paid mostly in grain, potatoes and other produce rather than money. Later he became the manor's coachman, and from horses his curiosity moved on to motor cars: he went on to drive for a living for half a century. In this conversation with Lembit Lauri he also talks about his years as a wrestler, when he met Kristjan Palusalu and Johannes Kotkas on the mat. The manor house still stands in Alu.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Otto Viikmäe alustas Rapla lähedal Alu mõisas moonamehena, kes sai palga peamiselt vilja, kartuli ja muu naturaana. Hiljem sai temast mõisa kutsar ning hobustelt läks huvi edasi autodele: autojuhina töötas ta pool sajandit. Vestluses Lembit Lauriga räägib ta ka oma maadlusaastatest, mil tuli matil vastamisi minna Kristjan Palusalu ja Johannes Kotkasega. Mõisahoone seisab Alus tänini.
Source: ERR Arhiiv ASCDR-2491.7-15 ↗