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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Lloyd E. Bruce |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' January 15, 1981 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Eastland, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour, 35 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| + | Born (January 28, 1898), | ||
| + | Phillip J. Bruce, father, | ||
| + | Jannie Atherton, mother, | ||
| + | Family history, | ||
| + | Ranger, Texas, | ||
| + | Name origin, | ||
| + | Hagerman family, | ||
| + | Water supply, | ||
| + | Crops, | ||
| + | Cotton, | ||
| + | Gins, | ||
| + | Oil discovery, | ||
| + | Unions, | ||
| + | Featherbedding, | ||
| + | Transportation, | ||
| + | Drought, | ||
| + | Walter Prescott Webb, | ||
| + | Ranger, Texas, | ||
| + | Businesses (pre-oil boom), | ||
| + | Ranger Mercantile, | ||
| + | John and Charlie Goldstein, | ||
| + | Texas Pacific Oil Company, | ||
| + | Frank Champian, driller, | ||
| + | Hotels, | ||
| + | Depot, | ||
| + | Nanny Walker | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| + | Ranger, Texas, | ||
| + | Nanny Walker, | ||
| + | J. H. McClesky, | ||
| + | Wells, | ||
| + | Drilling, | ||
| + | Grocery business, | ||
| + | Trucking, | ||
| + | Swampers, | ||
| + | Streets, | ||
| + | Mud, | ||
| + | Population (1919), | ||
| + | Shorty Woods, | ||
| + | Crime, | ||
| + | Ku Klux Klan, | ||
| + | Prices, | ||
| + | Insurance business, | ||
| + | Peanuts, | ||
| + | Meat packing, | ||
| + | Ranger Furniture Exchange, | ||
| + | Fire, | ||
| + | Second Baptist Church, | ||
| + | Former Texas Pacific office, | ||
| + | Oil camps | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape | + | '''Tape 2, Side 1:''' |
| + | Jake Hamon, | ||
| + | Lonnie Flewellen, city judge, | ||
| + | McClesky well, | ||
| + | Anecdotes, | ||
| + | Desdemona, Texas, | ||
| + | Name origin, | ||
| + | Car theft, | ||
| + | Ranger, Texas, | ||
| + | Railroads, | ||
| + | Schools, | ||
| + | Societal changes | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 2, Side 2:''' | ||
| + | Anecdotes, | ||
| + | Religion | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1898-1981 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1898-1981 |
Revision as of 18:55, 18 June 2014
Lloyd E. Bruce discusses his life in Ranger, Texas, during the oil boom days and the history of that area.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Lloyd E. Bruce
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: January 15, 1981
Location: Eastland, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Born (January 28, 1898),
Phillip J. Bruce, father,
Jannie Atherton, mother,
Family history,
Ranger, Texas,
Name origin,
Hagerman family,
Water supply,
Crops,
Cotton,
Gins,
Oil discovery,
Unions,
Featherbedding,
Transportation,
Drought,
Walter Prescott Webb,
Ranger, Texas,
Businesses (pre-oil boom),
Ranger Mercantile,
John and Charlie Goldstein,
Texas Pacific Oil Company,
Frank Champian, driller,
Hotels,
Depot,
Nanny Walker
Tape 1, Side 2:
Ranger, Texas,
Nanny Walker,
J. H. McClesky,
Wells,
Drilling,
Grocery business,
Trucking,
Swampers,
Streets,
Mud,
Population (1919),
Shorty Woods,
Crime,
Ku Klux Klan,
Prices,
Insurance business,
Peanuts,
Meat packing,
Ranger Furniture Exchange,
Fire,
Second Baptist Church,
Former Texas Pacific office,
Oil camps
Tape 2, Side 1:
Jake Hamon,
Lonnie Flewellen, city judge,
McClesky well,
Anecdotes,
Desdemona, Texas,
Name origin,
Car theft,
Ranger, Texas,
Railroads,
Schools,
Societal changes
Tape 2, Side 2:
Anecdotes,
Religion
Range Dates: 1898-1981
Bulk Dates: 1898-1981
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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