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| − | + | Mose Hood, Lubbock pioneer, discusses his life in | |
| + | early West Texas, his work on early railroads in the area, and his work | ||
| + | with the Boy Scouts in Lubbock. | ||
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Mose Hood |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' March 16, 1973 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Jeff Townsend |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Biographical information related, |
| − | + | Grandfather served in Civil War, | |
| + | Father a farmer, | ||
| + | Describes house grandfather built in 1881, | ||
| + | Education reviewed, | ||
| + | Railroad career discussed, | ||
| + | Employees instructed how to vote in elections, | ||
| + | States type of work performed, | ||
| + | Early towns along the railroad tracks described, | ||
| + | Anecdote about sleeping in a Muleshoe store. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Flu epidemic of 1918 mentioned, |
| − | + | Recalls bout with pneumonia, | |
| + | Railroad career (again), | ||
| + | Railroad work in the Panhandle, | ||
| + | Description of early Lubbock, | ||
| + | Reviews work with Boy Scouts, | ||
| + | Raising funds for Scout work explained, | ||
| + | Naming of a city park for Hood, | ||
| + | More information on work with the Boy Scouts, | ||
| + | Barbecue for 40,000 described. | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1881-c.1920 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1881-c.1920 |
Revision as of 18:28, 17 December 2014
Mose Hood, Lubbock pioneer, discusses his life in early West Texas, his work on early railroads in the area, and his work with the Boy Scouts in Lubbock.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mose Hood
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: March 16, 1973
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Jeff Townsend
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Biographical information related,
Grandfather served in Civil War,
Father a farmer,
Describes house grandfather built in 1881,
Education reviewed,
Railroad career discussed,
Employees instructed how to vote in elections,
States type of work performed,
Early towns along the railroad tracks described,
Anecdote about sleeping in a Muleshoe store.
Tape 1, Side 2: Flu epidemic of 1918 mentioned,
Recalls bout with pneumonia,
Railroad career (again),
Railroad work in the Panhandle,
Description of early Lubbock,
Reviews work with Boy Scouts,
Raising funds for Scout work explained,
Naming of a city park for Hood,
More information on work with the Boy Scouts,
Barbecue for 40,000 described.
Range Dates: 1881-c.1920
Bulk Dates: 1881-c.1920
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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