Wood, Bruce 1982-10-04

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Early Lubbock County resident Bruce Wood reminisces about his life in West Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Bruce Wood

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: October 04, 1982

Location: Wolfforth, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 2 hours


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Born: Fort Worth, Texas (1890), Parents, Origin, Marriage, Occupation, Naming Lubbock, Texas, Migration, Texas, Reasons, Lubbock County, Stock raising, Farming.

Tape 1, Side 2: Ranches (early 1900s), Singer’s Store, Freighting, Routes, Antelope, Wagon wheels, Farming (1900), Uncle Tang Martin, Courthouse, Amputation, Buffalo Springs, Texas, Andy Wilson.

Tape 2, Side 1: Andy Wilson (continued), Marriage, Buffalo Springs, Entertainment, School, Marbles, Farming, Cotton (1902), Childhood, Horses, Antelope, Slide Community, Snowstorm (1940), Rescue.

Tape 2, Side 2: World War I, Draft, Enlistment, Influenza, Lubbock, Saloons, Bootlegging, Risks, Education, Writing, Process.

Range Dates: 1890-1940

Bulk Dates: 1900-1940


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