Tepe, Vera and Velma Tepe Carver 1978-09-28
The Tepe sisters discuss their childhood and describe daily life in early Canadian.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Vera Tepe and Velma Tepe Carver
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: September 28, 1978
Location: Canadian, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Weaver
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: B. F. Tepe, father,
Jobs,
Santa Fe Railroad,
Contractor,
Tepe and Hoover Lumber Company,
Whithouse Lumber,
Canadian, Texas,
Population,
Appearance,
Women’s Christian Temperance Union,
Schools,
Rock building,
Transportation,
Ranchers,
Stockyard,
Travel,
River crossing,
Holidays,
Churches,
House construction (1916),
City homes,
Ranch homes,
Tornadoes,
Heating,
Coal,
Lumber business,
Games,
Kick-the-can,
Black man,
Baseball,
Town businesses,
Dry goods store,
Hotels,
Shopping procedure,
Robert R. Young.
Tape 1, Side 2: Robert R. Young (continued),
Politics,
Myron Jones,
Canadian, Texas (again),
Buildings,
Windmills,
Water delivery,
Electricity (1909),
Streets paved (1910),
Telephones,
Ice delivery,
Groceries.
Range Dates: 1900-1916
Bulk Dates: Early 1900s
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