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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Walter Davenport, Lee Orville, Jimmie Mills, Blanks Oglesby, and Frank Randolph |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' December 9, 1975 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Del Rio, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 50 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Walter Davenport [speaker], | |
| + | Grandfather to Del Rio, Texas (c. 1928), | ||
| + | Russell Hardware Store, | ||
| + | Location, | ||
| + | Shared space with grocery store, | ||
| + | Father took over store 1946, | ||
| + | New location (1960), | ||
| + | General conversation, | ||
| + | Blanks Oglesby [speaker], | ||
| + | Wool and mohair business, | ||
| + | Sam Oglesby, father, | ||
| + | To San Angelo (1880), | ||
| + | Sheep rancher, | ||
| + | Children named, | ||
| + | Suggestions for other interviews, | ||
| + | Orville Lee [speaker], | ||
| + | Found human tracks in solid rock, | ||
| + | Anecdote, tom cat, | ||
| + | Local residents, | ||
| + | Anecdote, rattlesnake, | ||
| + | Orville Lee [speaker] (again), | ||
| + | Kiowa Indians, | ||
| + | Chief Red Bird, | ||
| + | Gimmee Saddle, | ||
| + | Spear point, | ||
| + | Red Hawkins, Texas Ranger, | ||
| + | Anecdote, | ||
| + | Youth | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Mexican outlaws, | |
| + | Anecdote, bootleggers, | ||
| + | Brite Ranch raid, | ||
| + | Pinto Canyon, Texas raid, | ||
| + | Glen Springs, Texas raid, | ||
| + | Trucks, | ||
| + | Orville Lee[speaker] (again), | ||
| + | Chisos Mountains pack trips, | ||
| + | Anecdote, cave exploration, | ||
| + | Webb Ranch, | ||
| + | O. C. Dowe, Rio Grande river guard, | ||
| + | Pinto Canyon (again), | ||
| + | Anecdotes | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1880-1975 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1925-1960 |
Revision as of 18:53, 17 September 2014
Fred Carpenter shares a coffee shop conversation with several Del Rio old-timers, who reminisce about life in the region in the 1920s and 1930s. Note: Tape speed problems make the last fifteen minutes difficult to understand.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Walter Davenport, Lee Orville, Jimmie Mills, Blanks Oglesby, and Frank Randolph
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: December 9, 1975
Location: Del Rio, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 50 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Walter Davenport [speaker],
Grandfather to Del Rio, Texas (c. 1928),
Russell Hardware Store,
Location,
Shared space with grocery store,
Father took over store 1946,
New location (1960),
General conversation,
Blanks Oglesby [speaker],
Wool and mohair business,
Sam Oglesby, father,
To San Angelo (1880),
Sheep rancher,
Children named,
Suggestions for other interviews,
Orville Lee [speaker],
Found human tracks in solid rock,
Anecdote, tom cat,
Local residents,
Anecdote, rattlesnake,
Orville Lee [speaker] (again),
Kiowa Indians,
Chief Red Bird,
Gimmee Saddle,
Spear point,
Red Hawkins, Texas Ranger,
Anecdote,
Youth
Tape 1, Side 2:
Mexican outlaws,
Anecdote, bootleggers,
Brite Ranch raid,
Pinto Canyon, Texas raid,
Glen Springs, Texas raid,
Trucks,
Orville Lee[speaker] (again),
Chisos Mountains pack trips,
Anecdote, cave exploration,
Webb Ranch,
O. C. Dowe, Rio Grande river guard,
Pinto Canyon (again),
Anecdotes
Range Dates: 1880-1975
Bulk Dates: 1925-1960
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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