Pounds, Mrs L R 1975-03-17
Mrs. Pounds, resident of Brownfield, talks about her life and the city of Brownfield during the 1920s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. L.R. Pounds
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: March 17, 1975
Location: Brownfield, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Hicks
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Arrival in Brownfield, Texas (January 1920),
Location of land purchased,
Possessions (furniture, etc.),
Reason for moving to Brownfield,
Cost per acre,
House,
Remodeled (1939),
Businesses,
Homestead,
Farming implements,
Garden,
Monroe Sawyer, neighbor,
Neighborliness,
Children,
Schooling,
Church,
Adoption,
First car owned,
Anecdote, backing up car,
Streets,
First tractor owned,
Crops,
Livestock,
Needle Club.
Tape 1, Side 2: Brownfield,
Cobb’s Department Store,
Job,
Men’s department,
Changes in ladies fashions,
Church treasurer,
Brownfield,
Saturdays,
Shopping day.
Range Dates: 1920-1975
Bulk Dates: 1920-1940s
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