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Walter Kostiha discusses his father’s work in the coal mines of Thurber, Texas, using the model of a mine he constructed and antique implements he has saved to demonstrate his ideas.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Walter Kosthia
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' March 05, 1980
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Strawn, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 25 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' W. K. Gordon,
 
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Oil strike,
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McCluskey well,
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Coal mining,
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Methods,
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Drilling implements,
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Miner’s pails,
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Conditions,
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Mules,
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Quantity,
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Father,
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From Czechoslovakia,
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Coal mines,
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Air shafts,
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Carbide lanterns,
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Coal cars,
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"Entries" (tunnels),
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Antique collection,
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License plate,
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Radio,
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Camera,
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Tobacco cans,
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Bottles,
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Coal mine model,
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Construction,
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Number 3 Mine, Thurber, Texas,
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Coal miners,
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Henry Ogles,
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Victor Linzinni,
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George Guydis.
 
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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:''' Early 1900s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' Early 1900s
  
  

Revision as of 18:29, 29 April 2015

Walter Kostiha discusses his father’s work in the coal mines of Thurber, Texas, using the model of a mine he constructed and antique implements he has saved to demonstrate his ideas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Walter Kosthia

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: March 05, 1980

Location: Strawn, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 25 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: W. K. Gordon, Oil strike, McCluskey well, Coal mining, Methods, Drilling implements, Miner’s pails, Conditions, Mules, Quantity, Father, From Czechoslovakia, Coal mines, Air shafts, Carbide lanterns, Coal cars, "Entries" (tunnels), Antique collection, License plate, Radio, Camera, Tobacco cans, Bottles, Coal mine model, Construction, Number 3 Mine, Thurber, Texas, Coal miners, Henry Ogles, Victor Linzinni, George Guydis.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: Early 1900s

Bulk Dates: Early 1900s


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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