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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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Harry Howard discusses his life as a cowboy, cattle
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drives and horse round-ups.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Harry Howard
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' April 27, 1974
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:'''  
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:'''  
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Anecdote: coyote,
 
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Cattle drives,
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Gentle herd,
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Holding herd,
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Water,
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Barker’s ranches,
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Nueces River,
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Rio Grande,
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Surface water,
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Water tanks,
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Moving Ken Kleves to Rankin Texas,
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Breaking horses,
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Old Buffalo Howard’s horse,
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Coyotes,
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Rounding up wild horses,
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Anecdote: Wes Perry,
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Dick Turner,
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Anecdote: trading a mule for a horse,
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Groceries,
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Ismael Texas,
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Aston Texas,
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Mules,
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Anecdote: going for groceries,
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Working mules,
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[4 minutes of silence],
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Anecdote: tying up a brown mare,
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Anecdote: rounding up a black stallion.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Recapturing horses,
 
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Following wagon tracks,
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Apache Ranch,
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Anecdote: crazy horse,
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Mr. Blocker,
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Anecdote: releasing a horse during a lightning storm,
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Trading a saddle for a mule,
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Horse drive,
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Length,
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Cattle drive,
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Mule (again),
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Trading the mule for a better horse,
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Fight between soldiers and Mexicans,
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Cattle drive (again),
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Catching wild cattle,
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Sewing their eyes shut.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1900s-1974
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1900-1920
  
  

Revision as of 20:05, 17 December 2014

Harry Howard discusses his life as a cowboy, cattle drives and horse round-ups.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Harry Howard

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: April 27, 1974

Location:

Interviewer:

Length: 1 hour


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Anecdote: coyote, Cattle drives, Gentle herd, Holding herd, Water, Barker’s ranches, Nueces River, Rio Grande, Surface water, Water tanks, Moving Ken Kleves to Rankin Texas, Breaking horses, Old Buffalo Howard’s horse, Coyotes, Rounding up wild horses, Anecdote: Wes Perry, Dick Turner, Anecdote: trading a mule for a horse, Groceries, Ismael Texas, Aston Texas, Mules, Anecdote: going for groceries, Working mules, [4 minutes of silence], Anecdote: tying up a brown mare, Anecdote: rounding up a black stallion.

Tape 1, Side 2: Recapturing horses, Following wagon tracks, Apache Ranch, Anecdote: crazy horse, Mr. Blocker, Anecdote: releasing a horse during a lightning storm, Trading a saddle for a mule, Horse drive, Length, Cattle drive, Mule (again), Trading the mule for a better horse, Fight between soldiers and Mexicans, Cattle drive (again), Catching wild cattle, Sewing their eyes shut.

Range Dates: 1900s-1974

Bulk Dates: 1900-1920


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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