Tipps, J R 1968-10-31

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David Gracy gives an abstract on the Four Lakes Ranch, both under its present and Littlefield ownership, including a biographical sketch of J. R. Tipps

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: J.R. Tipps

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: October 31, 1968

Location: Four Lakes Ranch, Texas

Interviewer: David B. Gracy II

Length: 25 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Four Lakes Ranch, George W. Littlefield ownership period, Buildings, Cottonwood tree story, Windmill, Present ownership, Present water supply, Ranch headquarters, Tipps biography, Ranch manager scarcity, Size of ranch, Amount of cattle, Pasturage, Water problems, Indian relics, Cattle—winter conditions, Ranch location, Littlefield ranch boundaries, Number of windmills, Feeding cattle.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: Early 1900s-1968

Bulk Dates: 1912-1968


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