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| − | + | Fess Whitfill, longtime Floyd County veterinarian, talks about his life and career in that field. This tape is somewhat difficult to understand. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Fess Whitfill |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' May 16, 1975 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Floyd County, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Kelly Marble |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 20 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Born: Alma, Texas (February 13, 1901), |
| − | + | Education, | |
| + | Alma, | ||
| + | Recites poem, | ||
| + | Marriage (August 16, 1930), | ||
| + | Children, | ||
| + | Decision to become a veterinarian, | ||
| + | Incident, heart massage to calf, | ||
| + | Cotton industry, | ||
| + | Prices, | ||
| + | Baling slide, | ||
| + | Incident, treating a sick elephant, | ||
| + | Other veterinarians, | ||
| + | Flu epidemic (1918), | ||
| + | Horses, | ||
| + | Blind staggers disease, | ||
| + | Treatment, | ||
| + | Joined Brunk’s Comedians (1923), | ||
| + | Children (again), | ||
| + | Incident, sick mule, | ||
| + | Anecdotes. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank |
| − | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1901-1975 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1930-1975 |
Revision as of 20:59, 6 October 2015
Fess Whitfill, longtime Floyd County veterinarian, talks about his life and career in that field. This tape is somewhat difficult to understand.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Fess Whitfill
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: May 16, 1975
Location: Floyd County, Texas
Interviewer: Kelly Marble
Length: 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Born: Alma, Texas (February 13, 1901),
Education,
Alma,
Recites poem,
Marriage (August 16, 1930),
Children,
Decision to become a veterinarian,
Incident, heart massage to calf,
Cotton industry,
Prices,
Baling slide,
Incident, treating a sick elephant,
Other veterinarians,
Flu epidemic (1918),
Horses,
Blind staggers disease,
Treatment,
Joined Brunk’s Comedians (1923),
Children (again),
Incident, sick mule,
Anecdotes.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1901-1975
Bulk Dates: 1930-1975
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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