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Latest revision as of 16:11, 26 June 2019
West Texas rancher Raymond DeBusk discusses his family and personal history up through the Depression.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Raymond DeBusk
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 8, 1973
Location: Cross Plains, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
DeBusk, Prater family histories reviewed,
Anecdote on bayou burial,
Helms family mentioned,
First oil activity (1917) cited,
Pioneer oilfield, boom recalled,
Early Cross Plains settlers noted,
Anecdote on early, crooked fence,
Behavior of cattle discussed,
Family history traced,
Death of parents recalled,
Depression, cattle shoot program remembered
Tape 1, Side 2:
Cattle shoot (continued),
Depression experiences related,
Feed yards discussed,
Historical change examined,
Brownwood's Dr. Allison and first automobile (1916) recalled,
Discussion of Leonard Prater,
Wife's personal history examined,
Anecdotes on family history,
Bill DeBusk recalled,
Discussion of family papers
Range Dates: 1916-1917
Bulk Dates: 1916-1917
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Transcript:
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