Everett, Perry 1978-12-06

Perry Everett discusses his past, telling of the effects of the oil boom and ranching on West Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Perry "Peb" Everett

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Date: December 6, 1978

Location: McLean, Texas

Interviewer: Bobby Weaver

Length: 30 minutes

Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Collingsworth County, Texas (1897), McLean, Texas (1912), Ranches, F. E. Franks, George Sitter, Evans, YOU-Rowe, Locations, Size, Livestock, Water system, Baths, Barbershop, Oil boom, Effects, Morris Ranch, Kellerville, Texas, Densworth, Texas, Electricity (1925), Natural gas (1926), Town growth, Prohibition, Bootleggers, Stills, Roads, Paving, Railroad (1903), Railroad (1903), Watermelon, Farming, Cotton (1918), Grain, Flu epidemic, Winters, Irrigation, Well (1946)

Tape 1, Side 2: Well (continued), Cattle, Grazing, Love-grass

Range Dates: 1897-1946

Bulk Dates: 1897-1946

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