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==Abstract==
  
Upbringing, living out in the country  
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Upbringing, living out in the country
Horses and water on the ranch  
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Horses and water on the ranch,
Predation on sheep and cattle  
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Predation on sheep and cattle
Running a ranch near an oilfield, community  
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Running a ranch near an oilfield, community
Discussion of Cherry and Chip Hickey
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Discussion of Cherry and Chip Hickey
Rainfall and water on the Basham Ranch, town life  
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Rainfall and water on the Basham Ranch, town life
Change of the Rocker b to the Bar S ranch, hogs
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Change of the Rocker b to the Bar S ranch, hogs,
How the ranch has changed in the years  
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How the ranch has changed in the years
The 1977 fire and its effects  
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The 1977 fire and its effects
Interactions with wildlife on the ranch  
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Interactions with wildlife on the ranch
Camps and their names  
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Camps and their names
Miscellaneous recollections, TTU archival procedures  
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Miscellaneous recollections, TTU archival procedures
Mysterious graves, Goodnight, history of Centralia  
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Mysterious graves, Goodnight, history of Centralia
  
 
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This interview features Jim Ed and Dot Basham, who discuss their ancestry, upbringing, and experiences living and working on the Rocker b Ranch near Mertzon, Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Jim Ed Basham and Dorothy Basham

Date: February 13, 2014

Location: Mertzon, Texas

Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson

Length: 04:10:32 (4 hours, 10 minutes)


Abstract

Upbringing, living out in the country, Horses and water on the ranch, Predation on sheep and cattle, Running a ranch near an oilfield, community, Discussion of Cherry and Chip Hickey, Rainfall and water on the Basham Ranch, town life, Change of the Rocker b to the Bar S ranch, hogs, How the ranch has changed in the years, The 1977 fire and its effects, Interactions with wildlife on the ranch, Camps and their names, Miscellaneous recollections, TTU archival procedures, Mysterious graves, Goodnight, history of Centralia,

Access Information

Original Recording Format:born digital

Recording Format Notes: compact disc available to listen in reading room

Transcript: found here: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/312337



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