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Latest revision as of 22:03, 25 June 2019
Walter Boren talks about his father’s work as a teamster in West Texas and life in early Post, Texas.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Walter Boren
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: February 2, 1978
Location: Post, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Weaver
Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
George Boren,
Teamed in West Texas,
Tent living,
Circumstances surrounding job,
Anecdote about antelope,
O. S. Ranch,
Water,
Cattle,
Jim Bridges,
Moved to area (1857),
Mother and father,
Married (1899),
Cattle,
Canyon, Texas
Tape 1, Side 2:
Meeting girls,
House,
Born in Jones County, Texas (September 1900),
Trip to town,
Mail service,
Fluvanna, Texas,
Post, Texas, started (1907),
C. W. Post,
Moved to level ground,
Postal job,
County officers,
County judge,
School,
Church,
School (1908),
Teachers,
Ranch,
Water well
Tape 2, Side 1:
Water well (continued),
Garden,
Medial care,
First doctor (c. 1909-1910),
Dr. Ponten (1913),
Opened hospital,
Roads ,
Railroad (1911),
Grandfather's move,
Land allotment
Tape 2, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1857-1913
Bulk Dates: 1857-1913
Access Information
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Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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