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Bransford Eubank relates his knowledge of archaeology, the history of his land, and his experiences in foreign missions.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Bransford Eubank
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 7, 1983
Location: Cross Cut, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 45 minutes [digitized copy is 1 hour 57 minutes]
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Father,
Lease of Fiske family land,
Purchase of land,
History of property,
Anecdote: Edwin B. McReynolds killed by Indians,
Squatters,
Geologic structure,
Archaeological finds,
Different mineral types,
Archeological field school, 1968,
Training young archaeologists,
Military roads through Central Texas
Tape 1, Side 2:
Military roads (continued),
Cattle,
Grazing and camping areas,
Hoover Mountains,
Water Creek,
1787 expedition through Guadalupe Pass,
Origins of the name Isidro,
Article: "When Thieves Fall Out",
Anecdote: buried money in Cross Creek area
Tape 2, Side 1:
Byrds' community and story,
Eubank,
Education,
Wife,
Boxer Rebellion,
Missionary work,
Peking, China,
Dairying,
Education (again),
Sonny Eubank,
Education,
Background,
Anecdote: Adolph Fabis
Tape 2, Side 2:
Hebrew,
Mormonism,
Anecdote: Nester Clay,
Mormonism (again),
Robert Howard,
Eubank (again),
Experiences in China,
Anecdote: Reference to Will Rogers,
Experiences in Africa,
Working Mexicans,
Mesquite trees,
Problems,
Treatment,
Beans
Range Dates: 1860-1983
Bulk Dates: 1940-c. 1970
Access Information
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Transcript:
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