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Del Rio citizen Hernan Cadena discusses his personal background and career. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Hernan Cadena

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' March 6, 1973

'''Location:''' Del Rio, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter

'''Length:''' 2 hours


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
Family background discussed,
Description of early Juno,
Residence in Acuña recalled,
Family problems reviewed,
Job experiences recalled,
Production of mescál related
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
Production of mescál, tequila, pulque related,
Mexican barbecue described,
Del Rio citizens mentioned,
Recollections of World War I shipyard work in New Orleans,
Memories of influenza epidemic, 1918,
Unemployment after World War I cited,
Opening blacksmith shop, 1920,
Work on Model T Fords mentioned,
Cotton boom in West Texas cited
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:'''
Anecdote concerning a legal problem,
Building bridges and truck bodies mentioned,
Courtship, marriage described,
Trip to Mexico City remembered,
Routes to Mexico City discussed,
Scottish Rite Society praised,
Family members named,
Mention of a nativity scene in a room and construction of the home
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:'''
Discussion of interior design,
Comments on Dr. Brinkley,
Cattle shoot recalled,
Del Rio water supply mentioned,
Dr. Brinkley discussed further,
Mexican-Anglo conflict in Del Rio described,
Winery in Del Rio discussed,
Horseshoeing recalled,
Recollections of shop work
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'''Range Dates:''' 1918-1973

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1918-1973


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