Coggins, V O 1976-01-24
V. O. Coggins recalls his years with the Fort Worth and Denver Railway.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: V. O. Coggins
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: January 24, 1976
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Interviewer: Richie Cravens
Length: 25 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Biographical material,
Family move to Wyman (1916),
Left Wyman (1920),
Began work for railroad (1920),
Outdoor crews,
Move to office work,
Left railroad (1920),
Early Amarillo, Texas,
Borger, Texas, as boom town,
Average size of adult man (about 1920),
Remembrances of Childress, Texas,
Texas Rangers,
Description,
Discipline,
Anecdotes,
Black Ranger,
Bootlegging,
Railroad station at Old Glory, Texas,
German community during World War I,
Review of job history,
Position at date of quitting
Tape 1, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1916-1976
Bulk Dates: 1916-1920s
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