Farr, Bud, Bill, Phil 2020-01-07
This interview features Bud, Bill, and Phil Farr as they discuss their lives living on the Bar S/ Rocker b ranch. In this interview, the Farr brothers tell stories of their lives growing up on the ranch.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Bud, Bill, and Phil Farr
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: January 7, 2020
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 02:58:40 (2 hours 58 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and Bar S land; Managing a ranch; Meals they would have on the ranch; ranch employees; hogs; Polio vaccine; strong women; Injuries and ailments; sheep; The Great Depression; The ranch during World War II; Animals on the ranch; The 1950s drought; Family; Childhood stories; Takeaways and other stories; Closing thoughts
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374892 >
Related Interview: Farr, Bud 2019-05-23 ; Swaringin, Howard 2019-11-20 ; Stokes, Boone 2019-06-24
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