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| − | + | Alvin Reid trades folk wisdom and recollections from his live on the Rio Grande in the trans-Pecos region of Texas. Note: The last portion of this tape is unintelligible owing to mechanical failure. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Alvin Reid |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' None Given |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' None Given |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Paul Patterson |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Superstitions and folk wisdom for weather prediction, |
| − | + | Harmonica rendition, | |
| + | Autobiographical data, | ||
| + | Born in 1880 in Uvalde County, | ||
| + | Moved to Big Bend area when he was a boy, | ||
| + | Father had a mercury mine, store and ranch, | ||
| + | Describes gunfights near Marathon, Texas, | ||
| + | Border troubles described, | ||
| + | (From this point to the end, the tape is unintelligible owing to mechanical failure). | ||
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| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank |
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1880 - ? |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1880 - ? |
Revision as of 21:23, 4 August 2015
Alvin Reid trades folk wisdom and recollections from his live on the Rio Grande in the trans-Pecos region of Texas. Note: The last portion of this tape is unintelligible owing to mechanical failure.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Alvin Reid
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: None Given
Location: None Given
Interviewer: Paul Patterson
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Superstitions and folk wisdom for weather prediction,
Harmonica rendition,
Autobiographical data,
Born in 1880 in Uvalde County,
Moved to Big Bend area when he was a boy,
Father had a mercury mine, store and ranch,
Describes gunfights near Marathon, Texas,
Border troubles described,
(From this point to the end, the tape is unintelligible owing to mechanical failure).
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1880 - ?
Bulk Dates: 1880 - ?
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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