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Latest revision as of 21:39, 17 July 2019
George B. MaCamey, for whom the town of McCamey is named, discusses the nature of the Pecos Valley region in the 1920s and 1930s, and describes his oil prospecting operation there.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: George B. McCamey
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: June 21, 1957
Location: McCamey, Texas
Interviewer: Bob McCamey (?)
Length: 15 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Description of the McCamey area,
Oil well drilled, 1925,
Dust storms,
Born: Pennsylvania, November 11,
McCamey family,
Race horses,
Oil wells (again),
Employees,
Equipment,
McCamey family (again),
McCamey, Texas,
Dust,
Railroad,
Anecdote, haircut,
Bob McCamey, son [speaker],
Visited McCamey, 1935,
Other wells.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1906-1957
Bulk Dates: 1925-1935
Access Information
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Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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