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| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' July 1, 1975 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Post, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David Murrah |
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| − | + | Family history and settlement on the South Plains, | |
| + | Personal history and initiation of career as a blacksmith, | ||
| + | Function of blacksmiths and innovations in farming attributed to them, | ||
| + | Function of various types of farming equipment, | ||
| + | Methods of transforming old equipment into useful farming devices, | ||
| + | Consequent financial implications, | ||
| + | Necessity and methods of keeping up with current innovations, | ||
| + | Experience with the cotton sleds of the 1920s, | ||
| + | Material cost vs. cost of final product | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1920-1975 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1920-1975 |
Revision as of 17:24, 17 September 2014
L. M. Crowley discusses his career as a blacksmith and the contributions of blacksmiths to the progress of farming on the South Plains.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: L. M. Crowley
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 1, 1975
Location: Post, Texas
Interviewer: David Murrah
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Family history and settlement on the South Plains,
Personal history and initiation of career as a blacksmith,
Function of blacksmiths and innovations in farming attributed to them,
Function of various types of farming equipment,
Methods of transforming old equipment into useful farming devices,
Consequent financial implications,
Necessity and methods of keeping up with current innovations,
Experience with the cotton sleds of the 1920s,
Material cost vs. cost of final product
Tape 1, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1920-1975
Bulk Dates: 1920-1975
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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