Wylie, Mr and Mrs P D 1980-03-05
The Wylies talk about life in Thurber during its boom period.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mr. and Mrs. P.D. Wylie
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: March 05, 1980
Location: Thurber, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour 25 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Granttown, Texas,
Miners,
Mine strike,
Tent City,
William Knox Gordon,
Daughter’s death,
Coal stoves,
Livestock,
Work whistles,
Mines,
Mules,
Trains,
Showers,
Ice plant,
Meningitis epidemic (1912),
Smallpox epidemic,
"Pest house",
Influenza,
Pneumonia,
Cures,
Mine strike,
"Scabs",
Oil discovery,
Ranger, Texas.
Tape 1, Side 2: New York Hill,
Brickyard,
Kilns,
Fire, Thurber,
Company store, Thurber,
"Trade Day",
Thurber,
Christmas,
Carnivals,
Opera house,
Hotel,
Streets,
Bill Clay,
Albert Whitehead,
Mining.
Tape 2, Side 1: Neighborhoods,
Nationalities,
Streets,
Churches,
Coal mining,
Geological aspects,
Shale,
Equipment,
Lynching, Eastland, Texas,
Santa Claus Bank Robbery.
Tape 2, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1910-1930s
Bulk Dates: 1910-1930s
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