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Earnest Maxwell discusses his family and personal history.  

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Earnest Maxwell

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' December 02, 1971

'''Location:''' Breckenridge, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter

'''Length:''' 30 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Family background and early life reviewed, 
Recollections of Breckenridge, 
Decrease in cotton production cited, 
Effects of oil boom related, 
Mentions various citizens of Stephens County, 
Comments on Picketville community, 
History of county’s political development traced, 
Attitude toward cattle shoot expressed, 
Explores area weather conditions, 
Anecdote about prosecution under prohibition laws.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Range Dates:''' 1910s-1930s

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1910s-1930s


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