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| + | recalls the drag-type cotton stripper and discusses changes in his work | ||
| + | since the 1930s. | ||
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Mac Harris |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' January 9, 1975 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lamesa, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David Murrah |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 10 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Recalls cotton sled in deep sand during late 1930s, |
| − | + | Mentions augur elevator in stripper, | |
| + | Cites a Mr. Dugger as inventor of a stripper, | ||
| + | Recounts work experience, | ||
| + | Notes development of a weed slide, | ||
| + | Mentions bigger tool bars, | ||
| + | Discusses F. P. King, | ||
| + | Returns to question of drag-type stripper, | ||
| + | Explains reason for manufacturing, | ||
| + | Mr. Nix mentioned as resource. | ||
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| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank |
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1930s-1975 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1930s-1975 |
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| − | [[Category: Needs Review ]] | + | [[Category: Needs Review ]] [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: 1970s]] [[Category: Cotton]] [[Category: Agriculture]] |
Latest revision as of 18:06, 24 June 2019
Mac Harris, worker in a Lamesa blacksmith shop, recalls the drag-type cotton stripper and discusses changes in his work since the 1930s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mac Harris
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: January 9, 1975
Location: Lamesa, Texas
Interviewer: David Murrah
Length: 10 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Recalls cotton sled in deep sand during late 1930s,
Mentions augur elevator in stripper,
Cites a Mr. Dugger as inventor of a stripper,
Recounts work experience,
Notes development of a weed slide,
Mentions bigger tool bars,
Discusses F. P. King,
Returns to question of drag-type stripper,
Explains reason for manufacturing,
Mr. Nix mentioned as resource.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1930s-1975
Bulk Dates: 1930s-1975
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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