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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Orville Lee |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' December 09, 1975 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Del Rio, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Family history, |
| − | + | Genealogy, | |
| + | Education in and around Mountain View, Oklahoma, | ||
| + | Move to Carter Valley, Texas (1914), | ||
| + | Early life described, | ||
| + | Father’s occupation, | ||
| + | Work on ranches, | ||
| + | Raising Angora goats, | ||
| + | Shearing, | ||
| + | Marketing, | ||
| + | Employers, | ||
| + | Lease of own ranch, | ||
| + | Marriage to Thula Bush, | ||
| + | Parents, John and Mary Potter, | ||
| + | Move to Del Rio, Texas (1935), | ||
| + | Employment, Highway Department, | ||
| + | Experience with cattle shoot program, | ||
| + | Experience with stock commission, | ||
| + | Work as a cattle buyer, | ||
| + | Area ranchers, | ||
| + | Area customers, | ||
| + | Early area merchant, Roach McClymont, | ||
| + | Anecdote about first purchase, | ||
| + | Memories of Dr. Brinkley, | ||
| + | Business records, | ||
| + | Children. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Children (continued), |
| − | + | Experience as amateur geologist, | |
| + | Lease of land near Pecos, Texas, | ||
| + | Depth of wells, | ||
| + | Knowledge of formations, | ||
| + | Search for gemstones, | ||
| + | Topaz, | ||
| + | Garnets, Van Horn, Texas, | ||
| + | Crystal collection, | ||
| + | Fossils, | ||
| + | Pictures of goat shed, | ||
| + | Topaz, | ||
| + | Other minerals collected, | ||
| + | Antique bottles, | ||
| + | Agate near Marfa, Texas, | ||
| + | Uses of onyx, | ||
| + | Rain opals from Mexico, | ||
| + | Finding gold in Mexico, | ||
| + | Finding silver in Colorado, | ||
| + | Finding silver in Honeycut home, | ||
| + | Meteor found near Del Rio, Texas, | ||
| + | Odessa meteorite, | ||
| + | Friendship with Mr. Honeycut, | ||
| + | Collecting Clovis points, | ||
| + | Dated by Smithsonian Institution, | ||
| + | Geodes, | ||
| + | Roadrunners, | ||
| + | Fossil donated to Texas Tech University. | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1914-1975 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1914-1940 |
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 11 July 2019
Orville Lee, amateur geologist, recalls the early days of Del Rio and his work with the goat, sheep and cattle ranching industries.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Orville Lee
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: December 09, 1975
Location: Del Rio, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Family history,
Genealogy,
Education in and around Mountain View, Oklahoma,
Move to Carter Valley, Texas (1914),
Early life described,
Father’s occupation,
Work on ranches,
Raising Angora goats,
Shearing,
Marketing,
Employers,
Lease of own ranch,
Marriage to Thula Bush,
Parents, John and Mary Potter,
Move to Del Rio, Texas (1935),
Employment, Highway Department,
Experience with cattle shoot program,
Experience with stock commission,
Work as a cattle buyer,
Area ranchers,
Area customers,
Early area merchant, Roach McClymont,
Anecdote about first purchase,
Memories of Dr. Brinkley,
Business records,
Children.
Tape 1, Side 2: Children (continued),
Experience as amateur geologist,
Lease of land near Pecos, Texas,
Depth of wells,
Knowledge of formations,
Search for gemstones,
Topaz,
Garnets, Van Horn, Texas,
Crystal collection,
Fossils,
Pictures of goat shed,
Topaz,
Other minerals collected,
Antique bottles,
Agate near Marfa, Texas,
Uses of onyx,
Rain opals from Mexico,
Finding gold in Mexico,
Finding silver in Colorado,
Finding silver in Honeycut home,
Meteor found near Del Rio, Texas,
Odessa meteorite,
Friendship with Mr. Honeycut,
Collecting Clovis points,
Dated by Smithsonian Institution,
Geodes,
Roadrunners,
Fossil donated to Texas Tech University.
Range Dates: 1914-1975
Bulk Dates: 1914-1940
Access Information
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Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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