Interview with Sarah Lee Carter, J.O. Carter, Edward E. Bill, and Wayne M. Campbell, 1958-07-06

File — Box: MS 017-03, Folder: MS 017-03-02

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 13

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RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 13 - CD-ROM and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

6 index cards - Bill, Edward E.; Campbell, Wayne; Carter, Jack O.; Carter, Mrs. Sarah Lee; Garden City, Kansas--History; Thompson, Esther;

Typed and handwritten notes.

An interview with Sarah Lee Carter, J.O. Carter, Edward E. Bill, and Wayne M. Campbell regarding the early days of Garden City, KS.

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:32 - Sarah Lee Carter, the beginnings of Garden City

00:02:21 - Windsor Hotel the "Waldorf of the Prairies" hotel

00:05:33 - Droughts and blizzards

00:07:54 - J.O. Carter, early business history of Garden City

00:09:41 - Amusing anecdotes and jokes

00:11:09 - Bank history of Garden City

00:12:30 - Edward Bill, Kansas history and tribute to the pioneers of Finney County

00:24:45 - Wayne Campbell, early town history

00:30:25 - Lion cub in Wichita

00:31:05 - Weather prediction

00:32:11 - County fairs

00:34:10 - Old newspaper stories

00:36:55 - Developing the forest

00:38:10 - More newspaper ads

00:41:48 - The butcher's wife

00:44:39 - Sockless Jerry

00:45:07 - Populist uprising

00:46:35 - Methodists

00:47:45 - Entertainments and social societies

00:53:01 - Liverpool, KS Postmaster

00:53:55 - Balls and dances

00:54:49 - Cemetery club

00:56:40 - Garden City electrification

00:58:02 - Telephone system