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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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R. B. Price discusses the telephone service of Evant.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' R.B. Price
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' September 07, 1966
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Evant, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Myres—Hampton
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 15 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' First telephone service,
 
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Mr. H. Y. Price, father,
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Background and life,
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Before 1898,
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Telephone to Lampasas,
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Line from Star to Evant (1898),
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Growth of telephone service in Evant,
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R. B. Price’s work for his father,
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Work as a derrick man,
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Rebuilding the telephone company,
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Selling in 1962,
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Manufactures telephone equipment,
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First telephone operators,
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Rural telephone companies,
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General Telephone Company,
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Other telephone companies,
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Bell Company activities,
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Population—number of telephones,
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Influence of World War II,
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Cowhouse Creek.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
 
 
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1898-1962
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1898-1962
  
  
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 30 July 2019

R. B. Price discusses the telephone service of Evant.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: R.B. Price

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: September 07, 1966

Location: Evant, Texas

Interviewer: Myres—Hampton

Length: 15 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: First telephone service, Mr. H. Y. Price, father, Background and life, Before 1898, Telephone to Lampasas, Line from Star to Evant (1898), Growth of telephone service in Evant, R. B. Price’s work for his father, Work as a derrick man, Rebuilding the telephone company, Selling in 1962, Manufactures telephone equipment, First telephone operators, Rural telephone companies, General Telephone Company, Other telephone companies, Bell Company activities, Population—number of telephones, Influence of World War II, Cowhouse Creek.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1898-1962

Bulk Dates: 1898-1962


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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