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| − | + | Bruce Ayers, feedlot operator, remembers the snowstorm of February 1964. His ride on the Rock Island freight train from Amarillo to Gruver is described. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Bruce Ayres |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' May 18, 1975 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Gruver, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David Murrah |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 15 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Snowstorm in Texas panhandle in February, 1964, | |
| + | Was in Amarillo, could not leave by car, | ||
| + | Took Rock Island freight train to Gruver, | ||
| + | Rode in caboose, | ||
| + | Drifts of six to eight feet | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Blank | |
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1964 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1964 |
Revision as of 20:40, 28 April 2014
Bruce Ayers, feedlot operator, remembers the snowstorm of February 1964. His ride on the Rock Island freight train from Amarillo to Gruver is described.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Bruce Ayres
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 18, 1975
Location: Gruver, Texas
Interviewer: David Murrah
Length: 15 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Snowstorm in Texas panhandle in February, 1964,
Was in Amarillo, could not leave by car,
Took Rock Island freight train to Gruver,
Rode in caboose,
Drifts of six to eight feet
Tape 1, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1964
Bulk Dates: 1964
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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