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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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W. R. Johnson relates technical information on both
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road building and the oil companies in operation near Odessa. He includes
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specific dates, locations and individuals’ names.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' W. R. Johnson
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' April 14, 1968
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Odessa, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' J. M. Skaggs
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 45 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Odessa (1940),
 
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Listing of oil companies,
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Population,
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Post Office location,
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Laying roads,
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Techniques,
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Mule and horse teams,
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Moving dirt,
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Early hands and contractors,
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Oil field locations,
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Moving rigs,
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Falling derrick incident,
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Heavy equipment,
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Steel rigs—introduction,
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Gene Rumbaugh, biography,
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Largest companies,
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Gene Rumbaugh (again),
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Beginning,
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Gassing incident,
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Practical jokes,
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Snake in a dinner bucket,
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Rattlesnake,
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Number of black workers,
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Automatic batteries,
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Odessa (again),
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Growth,
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Road to Midland,
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Road to Crane,
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Last steam rig.
 
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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:''' 1940-1968
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1940-1968
  
  

Revision as of 18:46, 5 January 2015

W. R. Johnson relates technical information on both road building and the oil companies in operation near Odessa. He includes specific dates, locations and individuals’ names.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: W. R. Johnson

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: April 14, 1968

Location: Odessa, Texas

Interviewer: J. M. Skaggs

Length: 45 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Odessa (1940), Listing of oil companies, Population, Post Office location, Laying roads, Techniques, Mule and horse teams, Moving dirt, Early hands and contractors, Oil field locations, Moving rigs, Falling derrick incident, Heavy equipment, Steel rigs—introduction, Gene Rumbaugh, biography, Largest companies, Gene Rumbaugh (again), Beginning, Gassing incident, Practical jokes, Snake in a dinner bucket, Rattlesnake, Number of black workers, Automatic batteries, Odessa (again), Growth, Road to Midland, Road to Crane, Last steam rig.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1940-1968

Bulk Dates: 1940-1968


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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