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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' William Chennault |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' June 14, 1979 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Sweetwater, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Bobby Weaver |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 45 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Sweetwater, Texas (1917), | |
| + | Telegrapher, Santa Fe Railroad, | ||
| + | Career, | ||
| + | Retirement (1962), | ||
| + | Drought (1917-1918), | ||
| + | Farms, | ||
| + | Ranches, | ||
| + | Weather data, | ||
| + | Rainfall, | ||
| + | Ranches, | ||
| + | Size, | ||
| + | Prohibition, | ||
| + | Sweetwater, | ||
| + | Growth, | ||
| + | World War I, | ||
| + | Employment, | ||
| + | Farming, | ||
| + | Land, | ||
| + | Irrigation, | ||
| + | Gins, | ||
| + | Crops, | ||
| + | Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific (1906), | ||
| + | Santa Fe, | ||
| + | Fluvanna, Texas, | ||
| + | Shipping, | ||
| + | Telegrams, | ||
| + | Telegraph service, | ||
| + | Railroads, | ||
| + | Western Union, | ||
| + | History (1869), | ||
| + | Codes, | ||
| + | Postal telegraph, | ||
| + | International Ocean Telegraph | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Telegraph service (continued), | |
| + | Lines (1852), | ||
| + | Contracts, | ||
| + | Sweetwater, | ||
| + | Railroads, | ||
| + | Switching, | ||
| + | Lubbock, Texas (1817), | ||
| + | Fly epidemic (1918), | ||
| + | Brother -- Gen. Claire Chennault?, | ||
| + | Camp Travis, | ||
| + | San Antonio, Texas, | ||
| + | Flight school | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1817-1979 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1852-1920 |
Revision as of 20:23, 25 June 2014
William Chennault discusses his career as a telegraph operator.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: William Chennault
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: June 14, 1979
Location: Sweetwater, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Weaver
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Sweetwater, Texas (1917),
Telegrapher, Santa Fe Railroad,
Career,
Retirement (1962),
Drought (1917-1918),
Farms,
Ranches,
Weather data,
Rainfall,
Ranches,
Size,
Prohibition,
Sweetwater,
Growth,
World War I,
Employment,
Farming,
Land,
Irrigation,
Gins,
Crops,
Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific (1906),
Santa Fe,
Fluvanna, Texas,
Shipping,
Telegrams,
Telegraph service,
Railroads,
Western Union,
History (1869),
Codes,
Postal telegraph,
International Ocean Telegraph
Tape 1, Side 2:
Telegraph service (continued),
Lines (1852),
Contracts,
Sweetwater,
Railroads,
Switching,
Lubbock, Texas (1817),
Fly epidemic (1918),
Brother -- Gen. Claire Chennault?,
Camp Travis,
San Antonio, Texas,
Flight school
Range Dates: 1817-1979
Bulk Dates: 1852-1920
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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