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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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Earl Hall relates his views on the Railway Strike
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of 1922 in Baird.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Earl Hall
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' August 23, 1968
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Baird, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Dr. L. E. Hill
  
 
'''Length:'''
 
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==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Operations of the Texas and Pacific Railroad at Baird,
 
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Class 3 overhauls performed,
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Strike in 1922 was one sided,
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Hall was a machinist,
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South had nothing for which to strike,
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Need for listening to both sides,
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Strikebreakers came from all over,
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Engineers asked for loan of Federal Books,
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Miners in Illinois broke strike there,
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United Mine Workers supported the strike,
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Payroll,
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Men working under assumed names,
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General foreman,
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Inspector,
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Maintenance,
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Workers and force were cut,
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Joe Arkin,
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Strikers and strike breakers intermingled,
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Jim Ferguson,
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Paper wrote on Texas and Pacific Railroad’s side,
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Public didn’t know the strikers’ side,
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Coal and oil engines,
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Hall’s stopping of a violent incident,
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Feelings of residents of Baird,
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Against striking,
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Highway Department employee.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
 
 
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1920s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1922
  
  
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 24 June 2019

Earl Hall relates his views on the Railway Strike of 1922 in Baird.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Earl Hall

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: August 23, 1968

Location: Baird, Texas

Interviewer: Dr. L. E. Hill

Length:


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Operations of the Texas and Pacific Railroad at Baird, Class 3 overhauls performed, Strike in 1922 was one sided, Hall was a machinist, South had nothing for which to strike, Need for listening to both sides, Strikebreakers came from all over, Engineers asked for loan of Federal Books, Miners in Illinois broke strike there, United Mine Workers supported the strike, Payroll, Men working under assumed names, General foreman, Inspector, Maintenance, Workers and force were cut, Joe Arkin, Strikers and strike breakers intermingled, Jim Ferguson, Paper wrote on Texas and Pacific Railroad’s side, Public didn’t know the strikers’ side, Coal and oil engines, Hall’s stopping of a violent incident, Feelings of residents of Baird, Against striking, Highway Department employee.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1920s

Bulk Dates: 1922


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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