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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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V. O. Coggins recalls his years with the Fort Worth and Denver Railway.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' V. O. Coggins
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' January 24, 1976
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Fort Worth, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richie Cravens
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 25 minutes
  
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
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Biographical material,
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Family move to Wyman (1916),
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Left Wyman (1920),
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Began work for railroad (1920),
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Outdoor crews,
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Move to office work,
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Left railroad (1920),
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Early Amarillo, Texas,
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Borger, Texas, as boom town,
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Average size of adult man (about 1920),
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Remembrances of Childress, Texas,
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Texas Rangers,
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Description,
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Discipline,
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Anecdotes,
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Black Ranger,
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Bootlegging,
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Railroad station at Old Glory, Texas,
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German community during World War I,
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Review of job history,
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Position at date of quitting
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
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Blank
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1916-1976
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1916-1920s
  
  

Revision as of 21:06, 4 September 2014

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


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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