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Marion Johnson oral history interview, 2009 February 25
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Creator
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Johnson, Marion Thomas
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Date Created
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2009-02-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Farm life, Automobile racing--accidents, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile racing managers, Automobile racing drivers, Flags
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Description
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Marion Johnson discusses his career as a flagman for stock car races, spanning the 1950s to the 1990s. He began his career working at dirt tracks throughout the state of North Carolina. Mr. Johnson also served as a flagman for NASCAR races, includ...
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Pee Wee Jones oral history interview, 2007 April 19
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Creator
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Jones, Pee Wee, 1928-2008
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Date Created
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2007-04-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles, Racing, Automobile racing drivers, Farm life, Motorsports, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers' spouses
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Description
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Pee Wee Jones describes his career as a stock car driver, racing in NASCAR for over twenty years. Mr. Jones was a regular competitor at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. He discusses his motivations f...
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Rex White oral history interview, 2008 May 15
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Creator
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White, Rex, 1930-
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Date Created
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2008-05-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Farm life, Stock car drivers, Stock car racing, Motorsports, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Chassis, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Sports--Corrupt practices, Automobile racing--Psychological aspects
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Description
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In this interview, Rex White recounts his early life and his career as a stock car driver from the 1950s to 1965. He begins by describing his life growing up in rural Taylorsville, North Carolina, including experience working on his father's Ford ...
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Sherry Long oral history interview, 2003 August 19
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Creator
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Long, Sherry B. (Sherry Benfield), 1945-2018
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Date Created
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2003-08-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Agritourism, Agriculture, Subsistence farming, Family farms, Field crops, Livestock, Animals, Horses, Trails, Farm life, Landscape changes, Rural development, Land use, Rural
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Description
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Sherry Long discusses her business owning and managing Hillside View Stables, built in 1991 and located in Mooresville, North Carolina. Ms. Long talks of her passion for horses and bringing that enjoyment to the public through agritourism. She rec...