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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bosworth |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' June 12, 1968 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Crane, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Paul Patterson |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour, 30 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Autobiographical material, | |
| + | Apprenticeship drilling, | ||
| + | Oil field - W. Va., | ||
| + | Wages & hours, | ||
| + | Room and Board cost, | ||
| + | Ranger drowning, | ||
| + | Hog town riot, | ||
| + | Description of jail, | ||
| + | Population, | ||
| + | Law, | ||
| + | Reasons for trouble, | ||
| + | Thurber bootleg, | ||
| + | Cost, | ||
| + | Autobiographical material, | ||
| + | Texon - 1924, | ||
| + | First home, | ||
| + | Buildings, | ||
| + | Listing of women, | ||
| + | Illnesses and medical care, | ||
| + | Ranking - Dr. Powers, | ||
| + | Fee, | ||
| + | First dairy, | ||
| + | Best - 1925, | ||
| + | First building, | ||
| + | Reason for establishment, | ||
| + | Burro prank, | ||
| + | Texon - 1924, | ||
| + | Rigs being built, | ||
| + | Well production, | ||
| + | Rotary drill, | ||
| + | Well depth, | ||
| + | Electrification, | ||
| + | Poison gas, | ||
| + | Cost of a house | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Paul Crumwell, | |
| + | Frank Pickerall, | ||
| + | Autobiographical material, | ||
| + | Water source, | ||
| + | Cost, | ||
| + | Snake incident, | ||
| + | Quail, | ||
| + | Texon school, | ||
| + | Teachers, | ||
| + | First well (town name sounds like Arean ?), | ||
| + | Well locations, | ||
| + | Production, | ||
| + | Rig Building, | ||
| + | Bull wheels, | ||
| + | Rig heights, | ||
| + | Autobiographical material, | ||
| + | Depression, | ||
| + | Post masters, | ||
| + | Best killings, | ||
| + | Contest money, | ||
| + | Best population, | ||
| + | Texon population, | ||
| + | Biglake population, | ||
| + | Santa Rita population, | ||
| + | McCamey population, | ||
| + | Killings, | ||
| + | Levi Smith - sheriff, | ||
| + | W. Va. formations, | ||
| + | Sands, | ||
| + | Dressing a bit | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1924-1968 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1924-1968 |
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 13 June 2019
Mr. and Mrs. Bosworth relate a good deal of specific data on oil well drilling. Information on several oil boomtowns, especially Texon, is included.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bosworth
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: June 12, 1968
Location: Crane, Texas
Interviewer: Paul Patterson
Length: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Autobiographical material,
Apprenticeship drilling,
Oil field - W. Va.,
Wages & hours,
Room and Board cost,
Ranger drowning,
Hog town riot,
Description of jail,
Population,
Law,
Reasons for trouble,
Thurber bootleg,
Cost,
Autobiographical material,
Texon - 1924,
First home,
Buildings,
Listing of women,
Illnesses and medical care,
Ranking - Dr. Powers,
Fee,
First dairy,
Best - 1925,
First building,
Reason for establishment,
Burro prank,
Texon - 1924,
Rigs being built,
Well production,
Rotary drill,
Well depth,
Electrification,
Poison gas,
Cost of a house
Tape 1, Side 2:
Paul Crumwell,
Frank Pickerall,
Autobiographical material,
Water source,
Cost,
Snake incident,
Quail,
Texon school,
Teachers,
First well (town name sounds like Arean ?),
Well locations,
Production,
Rig Building,
Bull wheels,
Rig heights,
Autobiographical material,
Depression,
Post masters,
Best killings,
Contest money,
Best population,
Texon population,
Biglake population,
Santa Rita population,
McCamey population,
Killings,
Levi Smith - sheriff,
W. Va. formations,
Sands,
Dressing a bit
Range Dates: 1924-1968
Bulk Dates: 1924-1968
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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