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| − | + | Mrs. Creswell, a resident of Thurber, Texas, during her employment with the Texas and Pacific Coal Company, discusses her memories of Thurber. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Mrs. W. A. Creswell |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' February 11, 1981 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Fort Worth, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 2 hours |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| + | Persons in photograph identified, | ||
| + | Thurber athletic Club, | ||
| + | Dances, | ||
| + | Games, | ||
| + | Thurber, Texas, | ||
| + | Cliques, | ||
| + | Mining trains, | ||
| + | Flu epidemic, | ||
| + | Texas and Pacific Coal Company office, | ||
| + | Employment, | ||
| + | Legal Department, | ||
| + | William K. Gordon, | ||
| + | Louise Gordon, | ||
| + | Drowning, | ||
| + | Doctors, | ||
| + | Mrs. W. K. Gordon, | ||
| + | Ted Bott, ice man, | ||
| + | Dances, | ||
| + | Lawrence Welk | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| + | Ranger, Texas, | ||
| + | Flu epidemic, | ||
| + | Living conditions, | ||
| + | Dating, | ||
| + | Thurber, | ||
| + | Neighborhoods, | ||
| + | Mrs. McKennon, milk delivery, | ||
| + | Baseball, | ||
| + | R. F. Benny, | ||
| + | Ranger, Texas, | ||
| + | Mud, | ||
| + | Travel, | ||
| + | Courtship, | ||
| + | Billy Gordon, | ||
| + | Thurber, | ||
| + | Houses, | ||
| + | Great Depression, | ||
| + | Credit, | ||
| + | Ed Britton, | ||
| + | C. G. Bloom, dentist, | ||
| + | Fire, | ||
| + | Coal miners | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape | + | '''Tape 2, Side 1:''' |
| + | Thurber Reunion, | ||
| + | Flu epidemic, | ||
| + | "4590" pills, | ||
| + | Thurber, Texas, | ||
| + | Social life, | ||
| + | Bridge, | ||
| + | Dances, | ||
| + | Anecdotes, | ||
| + | Thurber Athletic Club, | ||
| + | Swimming, | ||
| + | Texas and Pacific Coal Company, | ||
| + | Credit manager, | ||
| + | Grappo, | ||
| + | Prohibition, | ||
| + | Beer making, | ||
| + | Anecdote, | ||
| + | Rent | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 2, Side 2:''' | ||
| + | Family background, | ||
| + | Robert Adams, father, | ||
| + | Alice Virginia Lee, mother, | ||
| + | Courthouse tree, | ||
| + | Morphine usage, | ||
| + | Mr. Wilson, stepfather, | ||
| + | Musical talents, | ||
| + | Born (1899), | ||
| + | Education, | ||
| + | Rhetoric, | ||
| + | Secretarial skills, | ||
| + | Stenographer, | ||
| + | Duties, | ||
| + | Land leasing, | ||
| + | Leasehounds, | ||
| + | Texas and Pacific Coal Company, | ||
| + | Employees | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1899-1981 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1899-1981 |
Revision as of 16:57, 17 September 2014
Mrs. Creswell, a resident of Thurber, Texas, during her employment with the Texas and Pacific Coal Company, discusses her memories of Thurber.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. W. A. Creswell
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: February 11, 1981
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 2 hours
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Persons in photograph identified,
Thurber athletic Club,
Dances,
Games,
Thurber, Texas,
Cliques,
Mining trains,
Flu epidemic,
Texas and Pacific Coal Company office,
Employment,
Legal Department,
William K. Gordon,
Louise Gordon,
Drowning,
Doctors,
Mrs. W. K. Gordon,
Ted Bott, ice man,
Dances,
Lawrence Welk
Tape 1, Side 2:
Ranger, Texas,
Flu epidemic,
Living conditions,
Dating,
Thurber,
Neighborhoods,
Mrs. McKennon, milk delivery,
Baseball,
R. F. Benny,
Ranger, Texas,
Mud,
Travel,
Courtship,
Billy Gordon,
Thurber,
Houses,
Great Depression,
Credit,
Ed Britton,
C. G. Bloom, dentist,
Fire,
Coal miners
Tape 2, Side 1:
Thurber Reunion,
Flu epidemic,
"4590" pills,
Thurber, Texas,
Social life,
Bridge,
Dances,
Anecdotes,
Thurber Athletic Club,
Swimming,
Texas and Pacific Coal Company,
Credit manager,
Grappo,
Prohibition,
Beer making,
Anecdote,
Rent
Tape 2, Side 2:
Family background,
Robert Adams, father,
Alice Virginia Lee, mother,
Courthouse tree,
Morphine usage,
Mr. Wilson, stepfather,
Musical talents,
Born (1899),
Education,
Rhetoric,
Secretarial skills,
Stenographer,
Duties,
Land leasing,
Leasehounds,
Texas and Pacific Coal Company,
Employees
Range Dates: 1899-1981
Bulk Dates: 1899-1981
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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