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Identifier
RT398_F666m_1975_03
Publication Date
4-5-1975
Description
Interview with B.E. Covington.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:30 - Biographical information and early life
00:04:32 - Move to Manhattan, KS and his marriage
00:08:15 - Farming and raising mules in 1905
00:15:14 - Holidays and his grandfather's Civil War service
00:17:10 - Amos Cole
00:18:30 - His children and family
00:20:22 - Hobos and bums (Racist language)
00:20:02 - Digging wells and playing ball
00:26:53 - Storms and disasters
00:30:38 - Availability of medical care
00:35:26 - The Dust Bowl Era (1931-1939)
THe second half of this recording is missing
Physical Description
reel-to-reel audio and accompanying documentation
Subject
Frontier & pioneer life, Homesteading, Farming, Dust Bowl Era (1931-1939), Civil War, Manhattan (Kan.), Riley County (Kan.), Pottawatomie County (Kan.)
Rights
© University Archives, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University
Publisher
Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections
Collection
Repository
Recommended Citation
Schukman, Larry J., "Interview with B.E. Covington" (1975). Samuel J. Sackett Folklore Collection. 153.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sackett/153
Language
eng
Comments
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