Roberson, Dock 1980-02-06

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Dock Roberson talks about his life as a farmer in Hereford.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Dock Roberson

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: February 06, 1980

Location: Hereford, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: World War I, Drought, Courtship, Dates, Marriage, Farming (1925), Lawrence Johnston, Mechanization, Great Depression, Western National, Banks, Dust storms, Winters, Cattle loss.

Tape 1, Side 2: Dock Roberson talks about his life in Hereford, Texas.

Tape 2, Side 1: Farming, Crops, Cooperatives, Hereford, Texas, Growth, Oil boom, Borger, Texas, Telephones, Electricity, Saturdays, Hereford, Madge (Bradley) Roberson.

Tape 2, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1902-1980

Bulk Dates: 1902-1940


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