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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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Max Kunkel reminisces about his life and the early days in Olney, Texas.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Max Kunkel
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' January 18, 1978
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Olney, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Bobby Weaver
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour, 10 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Born (May 26, 1895),
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Early area,
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Rock house,
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People (early 1900s),
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Father,
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Farmer,
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Railroad (1907),
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Cotton gins,
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Price changes,
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Wood imported,
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Entertainment,
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Movies,
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Medicine shows,
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Carnivals,
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Baseball,
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Farming,
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Ranches,
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Tractors (late 1920s),
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Oil boom (1923-24),
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Effect,
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Slush pit,
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Anecdote about horse breaking.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Horse breaking (continued),
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Horse ranches,
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Burhart ranch,
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Horse traders,
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Establishment of church,
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Kunkel family,
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School,
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Community efforts,
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Automobiles,
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Mesquites,
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Medical care,
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Doctor,
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Home remedies,
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Mail,
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Newspaper,
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Family,
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Dances,
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Choir,
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Young people.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:''' Breaking horses,
 
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Hauling wheat,
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Liquor,
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Overnight in town,
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Anecdote about cousin and horse,
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Eating on trip,
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Benefits of horses and mules.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1895-1925
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1895-1925
  
  

Revision as of 15:02, 4 May 2015

Max Kunkel reminisces about his life and the early days in Olney, Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Max Kunkel

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: January 18, 1978

Location: Olney, Texas

Interviewer: Bobby Weaver

Length: 1 hour, 10 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Born (May 26, 1895), Early area, Rock house, People (early 1900s), Father, Farmer, Railroad (1907), Cotton gins, Price changes, Wood imported, Entertainment, Movies, Medicine shows, Carnivals, Baseball, Farming, Ranches, Tractors (late 1920s), Oil boom (1923-24), Effect, Slush pit, Anecdote about horse breaking.

Tape 1, Side 2: Horse breaking (continued), Horse ranches, Burhart ranch, Horse traders, Establishment of church, Kunkel family, School, Community efforts, Automobiles, Mesquites, Medical care, Doctor, Home remedies, Mail, Newspaper, Family, Dances, Choir, Young people.

Tape 2, Side 1: Breaking horses, Hauling wheat, Liquor, Overnight in town, Anecdote about cousin and horse, Eating on trip, Benefits of horses and mules.

Range Dates: 1895-1925

Bulk Dates: 1895-1925


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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