United States, New Mexico
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Goins, Cobe, Vaden, Clay W.
Subject: OLD DAYS IN KINGSTON MINE AREA CLAY W. VADEN, IRITER On American Guide, Interviews Old Ox -Team Ireighter e /e- 'OLD DAYS IN KINGJTON MINE AREA Writer on American teuide interviere old ox -team Yrei hter 'x teams were not so fast as the trucks used now to haul ore from the mines," observed Cob. Goine, ninety year -old pioneer freighter, but they got the ore out." Coins drove ten yokes of oxen to freight wagons of seven tons capacity and with tires four inches wide. He later replaced…
United States, New Mexico
· 1936-10-23
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Orchard, Sadie, Vaden, Clay W.
Sdbje0t$ SAD/E ORCHARD, ONE or FEW NEW MEXICO WOMEN STAGE DRIVERS S-240 Folkways Submitted By: Clay W. Vaden Original Copy, Not Rewritten Wordage: 470 Date: August 10, 1958 Approved: Ina Sizer Cassidy, State Director 8-240 701k -ways Vaden, Clay W. 8/10/36 el -470 SADIE ORCHARD, ONE OF FEW NEW MEXICO WOMEN STAGE DRIVERS There weren't many careers for women in the good old days, but Sadie Orchard carved out a rather unusual career for herself back in the eighties. Mts. Orchard was one of New…
Brooklyn, New York, United States
· 1938-11-23
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Ascher, Sidney
FOLKLORE Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM A Circumstances of Interviow STATE 1Jew York NAME OF WORKER Sidney Ascher mwEss 434 E. 98 St. Erooklyn, DATE November 23, 1938 SUBJECT SU:3WAY FOLKTALK 1. 1. Date and time of interview lovember 21 2. Place of interview 1. R. T. Subway (New Lots Line) 3. Name and address of informant 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in toucn with informant. 5. Name and address of person, if any, accompanying you 6. Description of room,…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1939-05-10
· 16 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl
Forms to he Filled out for Each Interview STATE /TALE OF liFORKER ADDRESS DATE SUBJECT FORM A Circumstances of Interview Now York Earl Bowman 86 Mist 12th St., N.Y.C. May 10, 1939 "Bob 'Mite's Self-Skianint Skunks" 1. Date and time of inter-Jieo; 2. Place of interview 3. Name and address of informant 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant. Name and adress of person, if any, aocorpanyine, you C. Description of room, house, surroundinEs, etc. FOLKLORE NEW…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1939-04-17
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl
4 STATE NAME OF YORKER ADDRES DATE SUBJECT 1. Date and ti:... Forms to oe Filled out for Each Interview PORN A Circumstances of Intc:rview 141r Toit Bowan 88 list 12th St., N.Y.C. 07/39 °METEOR' HELL. CICERO DOME ITS" En-:erview 07/39 2. Place of intervIew 3. Name and address of informant 4. Name and address of perso::1, if touch with informant. 5. Name and address of person, if any, acors.any 6. Description of room, house, surnpunc: s, a FOLKLORE Ni YORK (Use as many additional sheets as…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1938-12-27
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Reece, Harry
Forms to be Filled out for Eacn Interview FORM A Circumstances of Interview STATE New York NAME OF WORKER Earl Bowman ADDRESS 86 West 12th Street, NYC DATE December 271, 1938 SUBJECT "HOW SNIPE HUNTING WAS INVENTED" (An Uncle Steve Robertson story) FOLKLORE NEW YORK 1. Date and time o7 interview December 23, 1938 2. Place of interview Harry Reece's Book Store, 63 Washington Square, South, NYC 3. Name and address of informant Harry Reece, 63 Washwington Square, South, NYC 4. Name and address of…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1939-08-08
· 13 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM A Circumstances of Interview STATE NEW YORK NMI OF WORKER Earl Bowman ADDRESS DLTE SUBJECT Be West 12th Street "Bob White's Trained 'Dog -Salmon" 1. Date and time of interview 2. Place of interi;iew 3. Name and address of informant 4. Name and address of i'erson, ii any, who in touch with informant. 5. Name and aderess of person, if any, accoi,:pan,,ing you C. Description of rpeal, house, surroundin FOLKLORE NEW YORK (Use as many additional…
New York City, United States, New York
· 1939-07-20
· 13 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM A Circumstances of Interview New York STATE Earl Bowman NAME OF WORKER ADDRESS July SOO, 1939 DATE SUBJECT 86 West 12th. Street "Nell, Bob Ant No Planted tNets 1. Date and time of interview 2. Place of interview 3. Name and address of informant 4. Name and address of person, if any, who ut you in touch wi..th informant. 5. Name and address prson, if any, ac(:olnipaninp.-, you 6. Description of r)om, house, surroundinE],,, FOLKLORE NEW YORK (Use…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1939-01-06
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Reece, Harry
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM 1 Circumstances of Interview STATE New York NAME OF WORFEU Earl Bowman ADDJESS 86 W. 12th St., N.Y.C. DATE January 12, 1939 SUEJECT "THEM PTOXICaxED WILD GEESE" ...An Uncle Steve Robertson Story FOLKLORE NEW YORK 1. Date and time c' interview January b, 1939 2. Place of interview 3. Name and address of informant Harry Reece (Daca) 63 Washington Square South New York City 4. Name and address of person, if any, wno put you in touch with informant.…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1939-01-03
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Reece, Harry
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM A Circumstances of Interview FOLKLORE NEW YORK STATE New York NAME OF WORKER Earl Bowman ADDRESS 86 West 12th Street, NYC DATE January 3, 1939 SUBJECT "HOW SALTON SEA WAS CAUGHT" (An Uncle Steve Robertson story) 1. Date and time c' interview 2. Place of interview 3. Name and address of informant Narrated by Harry Reece, 63 Washington Sq.,So.,NYC 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in toucn with informant. See previous interviews 5.…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1939-01-14
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Reece, Harry
Forms to be Filled out for Eacn Interview FORM A. Circumstances of Interview SATE New York NAME OF WORKER Earl E'owran ADDRESS 86 7est 12th St. 1\ew York Uity DATE January 19, 1939 SUBJECT "OLD KLYST:ia A DRIZZLY" =LE SIE-:E 1-10R16C1.: TORY. 1. Date and time c interview 2. Place of interview 3. Name and address of informant Harry fLeece (Dace.) 63 WasIlf.nL,ton Sc. So. R. Y. C. 1/14 /39 4. Name and address of person, if any, wno put you in touch with informant. (See previous interviews) 5.…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1938-11-18
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Naylor, William D.
FOLKLORE Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview NEW YORK STATE New York FORM A Circumstances of Interview NAME OF WORKER Earl Bowman ADDRESS 86 W. 124th St. New iork City DATE November 211 1938 SUBJECT MEDICINE SHOW P -AL S: "TJNCLE ZED'S INSIDE FROG 1. Date and time of interview Nov. 18, 1938 2. Place of interview INTERVIEULD IN MY TARTERS, 86 W. 12th St. 3. Name and address of informaat William D. -_:aylor See "Medicine Show" 9/19/ 10/51 117,9) for information on Willja41 D. Naylor. 4.…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1938-11-09
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Naylor, William D.
*lb Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORMA Circumstarces of Interview "7 New York NAME OF WORKER Earl Bowman ADDRESS 86 W. 12th St. New York City DATE November 9* 1938 SUBJECT MEDICINE SHOW TALES$ *THE ARKANSAS 'SHAKES'." 1. Date and time of interview 2. Place of interview Interviewed in my quarters* 86 W. 12th 84. New York FOLKLORE NEW YORK 3. Name and address of informant William D. Naylor Sec *Medioine Show* (Sept 19.0ot. 5th) for information on Wm. D. Naylor. 4. Name and address…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1938-12-15
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Reece, Harry
STATE NAME OF ADDRESS DATE SUBJECT Forms to be Filled out for Eacn Interview FORM A Circumstances of Interview New York WORFER Earl Bowman 86 W. 12th Street, NYC December 15, 1938 "THEM PETRIFIED BUZZARDS" Uncle Steve Robertson Story FOLKLORE NEW YORK 1. Date and time o7 interview December 12, 1938 2. Place of interview 3. Name and address of informant Harry Reece (Daca) 63 Washington South, NYC 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in toucn with informant. See previous interview…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1939-02-06
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Nolan, Tom
4c1,444T714.4.1 a-4 71-41.it florr AMERI PILKSTUFF/ TT: NJ YORK 'r'ORK: Earl Bowman 86 West 12th St New York City February 6, 1939 SUBJECT: "OLD JERRY' HAD 'HORSE SFIISEI Narrator, Tom Nolan' (Homeless) Age 73 years Interview at Daca s Bookstore 63 Washington Square, So., New York City N7r,d YORK "OLD JERRY HAD HORSE SENSE" (Told my Tom Nolan, homeless, (jobless, Irish American (horse truck driver, displaced by (old age and the change from (horse to motor trucks in New York City) (Unedited) It…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1938-08-31
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Larson, Millie
3 STATZ: New York WORKER: EARL BOWIA3 86 West 12th St New York City IATE: AUG. 31, 1938 SUBJECT: MRS. MILLIE LARSON 988 Boston Road The Bronx New York City 140-A-CyC9 MRS. Li.RSOMIS STORY FOILLORE NVII-Y-ORK 7P;vP "My birthplace was in the old Harlem and then we moved when I was a young girl to The Bronx where I've lived ever since. "In those days the cars were all horse-drawn. and so were all the fire companies apparatus. One of the soot thrilling sigsts it seems to we was when the big fire…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1938-08-29
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Dawe, Louisa G.
E•.eJ AA -7 These details about the 3ronx a generation ago are in- terestinE, but I doubt that they have sufficient merit to stand by themselves. 1.wobd Earl Bowman: "Louisa G. Dawe's tcry" Aeminiscences recorded too sketchy for use. But references in copy indicate possible IKE fund of 4ermantAmerican material as well as material on horse-drawn trolley cars and the medicine show which remained in the neighborhood for three years. .-rao..4.••••••••.•*base... FORM C FOIKLORE MOM .5-27( WORKER:…
New York, United States, New York City
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Paul, Mr. [?]
MR. PAUL'S STORY (Bowman) Citdtt-4. CAA/4.94rttuN,S ee--1)1A-4c1+ ?v (Introduction):- *AY On Tinton Avenue in the lower East Bronx, there is an old, three-story frame house. Thirty years ago, Tinton Avenue was a tree -lined, suburban street. Now it is bleak and stony. Apartment houses, old and new, blot out the sun. The little, private house is ever in shadow, gripped in the vise of two dirty, brick tenements. Mr. P., a well-preserved, reticent man, 81 years of age, has lived in this…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1939-02-23
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Bowman, Earl, Nolan, Tom
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview KATE New York NA's.T. OF ‘,.OliFF!.1 Earl Tiowman ATTRFSz 86 West 12 Street DAIE February 23, 10S StMJECT A Dirty Trick on the Little Horse 1011V 1 Circumstances of interview 1. Date and time c' ihterviow 2. Place of interview Daea's BoAstore 63 Washincton Square 3. Name and lialtdrorlitof litryro rot ant. 4. Name and address of person, A any, wno put .you in ton,: with informi,nt. o. Name and address of porson, if otny, I3ccouipanv Lnm, you 6.…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1939-08-08
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Byrd, Frank, Houseman, [?]
STATE NAME OF WORKER ADDRESS DATE SUBJECT FORM C TEXT OF INTERVIEW (UNEDITED) New York Frank Byrd Living folklore gambling conversations pullman porters. "HOUSEMAN'S MONOLOGUE" FOLKLORE NEW YORK You can't win if you don't bet, so down it and get from round it. There're seven big numbers in the field. Think you're lucky? Fifteen to one on eleven; four to one you don't. You get even money on Big Six or Eight. The house bets you win or lose. You make it, we pay it. Thirty to one you can't name…