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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Dewey Seay, owner of a trucking business, discusses farming on the Panhandle Plains of Texas.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Dewey Seay
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' September 19, 1975
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Tulia, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Byron Price
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Personal history,
 
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Family history,
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Silverton, Texas (1907),
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Land,
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Home,
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Farmers,
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Grass fire,
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Landscape,
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Education,
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Anti-black attitude in Silverton,
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Neighbors,
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Silverton,
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Description,
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First automobile,
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World War I draft registration,
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Farm,
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First crop (1919),
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West Texas winter,
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Silverton bank failure (1930),
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Rural vs. city boys,
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Farm mechanization,
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Truck driver,
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Tulia, Texas (1931-1932),
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Flo Abraham, wife (1919),
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Trucking business,
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Fires and fire fighting,
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World War II rationing,
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Farming (1946),
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Innovations,
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Expenses,
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First irrigation well (1952).
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Billie Sol Estes,
 
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Grain elevators,
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Crops,
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Sale,
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Storage,
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Government regulations,
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Dust storm,
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Opinions,
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Government regulations,
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Farming progress,
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Politics.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1907-1975
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1907-1960s
  
  

Revision as of 17:58, 26 August 2015

Dewey Seay, owner of a trucking business, discusses farming on the Panhandle Plains of Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Dewey Seay

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: September 19, 1975

Location: Tulia, Texas

Interviewer: Byron Price

Length: 1 hour


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Personal history, Family history, Silverton, Texas (1907), Land, Home, Farmers, Grass fire, Landscape, Education, Anti-black attitude in Silverton, Neighbors, Silverton, Description, First automobile, World War I draft registration, Farm, First crop (1919), West Texas winter, Silverton bank failure (1930), Rural vs. city boys, Farm mechanization, Truck driver, Tulia, Texas (1931-1932), Flo Abraham, wife (1919), Trucking business, Fires and fire fighting, World War II rationing, Farming (1946), Innovations, Expenses, First irrigation well (1952).

Tape 1, Side 2: Billie Sol Estes, Grain elevators, Crops, Sale, Storage, Government regulations, Dust storm, Opinions, Government regulations, Farming progress, Politics.

Range Dates: 1907-1975

Bulk Dates: 1907-1960s


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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