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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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The Wylies talk about life in Thurber during its boom period.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Mr. and Mrs. P.D. Wylie
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' March 05, 1980
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Thurber, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour 25 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Granttown, Texas,
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Miners,
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Mine strike,
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Tent City,
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William Knox Gordon,
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Daughter’s death,
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Coal stoves,
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Livestock,
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Work whistles,
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Mines,
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Mules,
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Trains,
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Showers,
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Ice plant,
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Meningitis epidemic (1912),
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Smallpox epidemic,
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"Pest house",
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Influenza,
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Pneumonia,
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Cures,
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Mine strike,
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"Scabs",
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Oil discovery,
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Ranger, Texas.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' New York Hill,
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Brickyard,
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Kilns,
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Fire, Thurber,
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Company store, Thurber,
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"Trade Day",
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Thurber,
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Christmas,
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Carnivals,
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Opera house,
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Hotel,
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Streets,
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Bill Clay,
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Albert Whitehead,
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Mining.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:''' Neighborhoods,
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Nationalities,
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Streets,
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Churches,
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Coal mining,
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Geological aspects,
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Shale,
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Equipment,
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Lynching, Eastland, Texas,
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Santa Claus Bank Robbery.
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:''' Blank
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1910-1930s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1910-1930s
  
  

Revision as of 20:30, 14 October 2015

The Wylies talk about life in Thurber during its boom period.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Mr. and Mrs. P.D. Wylie

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: March 05, 1980

Location: Thurber, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Granttown, Texas, Miners, Mine strike, Tent City, William Knox Gordon, Daughter’s death, Coal stoves, Livestock, Work whistles, Mines, Mules, Trains, Showers, Ice plant, Meningitis epidemic (1912), Smallpox epidemic, "Pest house", Influenza, Pneumonia, Cures, Mine strike, "Scabs", Oil discovery, Ranger, Texas.

Tape 1, Side 2: New York Hill, Brickyard, Kilns, Fire, Thurber, Company store, Thurber, "Trade Day", Thurber, Christmas, Carnivals, Opera house, Hotel, Streets, Bill Clay, Albert Whitehead, Mining.

Tape 2, Side 1: Neighborhoods, Nationalities, Streets, Churches, Coal mining, Geological aspects, Shale, Equipment, Lynching, Eastland, Texas, Santa Claus Bank Robbery.

Tape 2, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1910-1930s

Bulk Dates: 1910-1930s


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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