Long, Frances 1978-02-14
Frances Long, retired schoolteacher, reminisces about her childhood in Childress.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Frances Long
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: February 14, 1978
Location: Childress, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Weaver
Length: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Family history,
Childress, Texas (1896),
Descriptions,
Stores,
Stock pens,
Churches,
Schools,
Home life,
Utilities,
Magazines,
Medicines,
Christmas,
Groceries.
Tape 1, Side 2: Groceries (continued),
Clothing,
Children,
Women,
Men,
Recreation and games,
Parties,
Picnics,
Horseback riding,
Opera house,
Road shows,
Minstrels,
Clubs,
Young Men's Christian Association,
Elks,
Merry Wives,
Circuses and shows,
Molly Bailey Circus,
Harley Sadler,
Motion pictures,
Transportation,
Mail delivery,
Parents,
Married (1892),
Weatherford, Texas,
Roads,
Hotels,
Goode Hotel.
Tape 2, Side 1: Goode Hotel (continued),
Family style,
Public schools,
College,
Denton, Texas,
Texas Women's University,
Employment,
Teaching,
Childress, Texas,
6666 Ranch,
Guthrie, Texas,
Telephone,
Electricity (1908),
First electrical appliances,
Churches,
Three Bar Ranch,
Operation,
Cattle,
Horses,
Parties,
Dancing.
Tape 2, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1892-1920s
Bulk Dates: 1892-1920s
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