Oral history interview with Billy Barker, 1987 September 03.

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Oral history interview with Billy Barker, 1987 September 03.

Interview with Billy Barker, homemaker, concerning her personal reminiscences about rural life in Denton County, Texas, 1925-1985. Her father's sawmill operation; creek flooding; threshing operations; changes in land ownership; her husband's death; effects of the Great Depression; social life; comments about the county's longtime residents; recreational activities; epidemics; wildlife problems; the tornado of June 8, 1937; comments about her childhood; homemade clothing.

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Texas Community History Oral History Project.

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Barker, Billy, 1917-

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Renner, Steve.

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Armstrong, Kate

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