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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

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Language

eng

Interview with B.E. Covington

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