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Bryant McMurray Oral History Interviews
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Creator
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Sports photographers, Motorsports, Photojournalists
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Description
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In this sequence of interviews, Bryant McMurray--photojournalist, sports photographer, skilled raconteur--discusses his lifelong involvement with the motorsports industry and his work as a photographer and entrepreneur. Topics covered include his ...
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Bryant McMurray oral history interview 1, 2016 August 10
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Creator
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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2016-08-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Photography of sports, Stock car racing, Photojournalism, Photography—Marketing, Aircraft accidents, Visits of state
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Description
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Bryant McMurray describes his career as a photojournalist and sports photographer and his lifelong involvement with the motorsports industry. He recalls his upbringing in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and early interest in photography and stock car r...
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Bryant McMurray oral history interview 2, 2016 December 14
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Creator
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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2016-12-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Photography of sports, Cameras--Equipment and supplies, Stock car racing, Photojournalism, Photography—Marketing, Portrait photography, Photographic collections--Management
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Description
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In this second part of a series of interviews, Bryant McMurray discusses the photographic equipment, camera models, and film types he employed throughout his career as a successful sports photojournalist as well as the techniques he used to captur...
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Bryant McMurray oral history interview 3, 2017 January 18
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Creator
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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2017-01-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Photography of sports, Stock car racing, Photojournalism, Stock car drivers, Women automobile racing drivers, African American automobile racing drivers
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Description
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In this third installment of a series of interviews, Bryant McMurray discusses the evolution of stock car racing from a hardscrabble, do-it-yourself sport to a multimillion dollar industry with highly paid celebrity drivers and lucrative corporate...
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Dink Widenhouse oral history interview, 2007 January 25
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Creator
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Widenhouse, Dink, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-01-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobile racing, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock car racing--Accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Distilling, Illicit
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Description
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Stock car driver and Concord, North Carolina native David "Dink" Widenhouse discusses his racing career from the late 1940s-1960s and his experiences with members of the racing community. Mr. Widenhouse describes how he began racing at the age of ...
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Frances Flock oral history interview, 2008 January 30
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Creator
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Flock, Frances, 1928-
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Date Created
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2008-01-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobile racing, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobile racing drivers' spouses, Labor unions--Organizing, Distilling, Illicit
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Description
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Frances Flock, the wife of stock car driver Tim Flock, reminisces about her early life, Mr. Flock's career, and her involvement in the motorsports community. She talks about growing up in rural Atlanta, Georgia in the 1930s and 1940s, her cou...
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Hank Thomas oral history interview, 2009 April 30
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Creator
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Thomas, Hank, 1936-
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Date Created
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2009-04-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--accidents
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Description
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Hank Thomas discusses his career in auto racing, which has spanned over fifty years. Mr. Thomas grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and began driving race cars at the age of twenty in 1956. He primarily raced stock cars and modifieds, travel...
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Harold Smith oral history interview 1, 2007 November 10
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Creator
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Smith, Harold, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-11-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Automobile racing, Drag racing, Automobile mechanics, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Alcohol trafficking, Automobile racing--Accidents
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Description
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Harold Smith recounts his experiences as a member of the motorsports community of Virginia. He discusses his work as a auto mechanic and drag racer for William Mason's organization during the 1960s and 1970s. Mr. Smith recounts building and operat...
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Harold Smith oral history interview 2, 2008 March 19
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Creator
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Smith, Harold, 1932-
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Date Created
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2008-03-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Drag racing, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Stock car drivers, Stock car racing, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors--Modification, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile racing--Accidents, Automobiles, Racing--Maintenance and repair, Automobile racing--Employees, Automobile racing drivers--Family relationships
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In this second interview, modified stock car mechanic, pit crew member, and motorsports enthusiast Harold Smith reflects on his experiences in the racing community from the 1950s through the time of interview. Mr. Smith describes how he began work...
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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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Mike Sykes oral history interview, 2007 October 16
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Creator
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Sykes, Mike, 1952-
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Date Created
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2007-10-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers, Automobile racing--Safety measures, Automobile racing--Societies, etc.
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Description
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Mike Sykes discusses his experiences working as a NASCAR safety inspector during the 1970s. Mr. Sykes attended many races growing up with his father, who worked with several of the independent racers. Taking after his father, Wade Sykes, who had a...
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Ned Jarrett oral history interview 2, 2007 July 5
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Creator
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Jarrett, Ned, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-07-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles, Racing, Automobile racing drivers, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Sportscasters, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction
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Description
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In this second of two interviews, Ned Jarrett recalls his career in NASCAR as a driver and broadcaster. Mr. Jarrett was very successful as a racer during the 1960s but decided to stop driving after the 1966 season. He discusses his experiences dea...
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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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T. Taylor Warren oral history interview 1, 2005 December 7
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Creator
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Warren, T. Taylor (Thomas Taylor), 1925-2008
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Date Created
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2005-12-07
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Subjects--Topical
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Stock car racing, Motorsports, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Sports photographers, Photography of sports, Photojournalism, Photography--Equipment and supplies, Hasselblad camera, Photography--Techniques
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Description
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T. Taylor Warren reflects on his life, his photography career, and the early days of photographing NASCAR racing. He recalls his budding interest in photography as a boy and describes his education at Rochester Institute of Technology and the teac...
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T. Taylor Warren oral history interview 2, 2006 January 12
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Creator
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Warren, T. Taylor (Thomas Taylor), 1925-2008
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Date Created
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2006-01-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Sports photographers, Photography of sports, Photojournalism, Stock car drivers, Stock car racing, Motorsports, Motorsports--Economic aspects, Women automobile racing drivers, African American automobile racing drivers, Automobile racing managers, Automobile racing--Employees, Automobile racing--Sociological aspects
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Motorsports photographer T. Taylor Warren reflects in this second interview on the culture of NASCAR during the 1950s-1980s and on how the stock car industry has changed through the time of the interview in 2006. He begins by discussing the Nation...
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Tonda Taylor Auction, part 1
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Creator
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Penninger, Beverly
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Date Created
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1997-03-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Auctions, Fund raising, LGBTQ+ people, Gay youth, Nonprofit organizations, Motorsports, Sports spectators
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Description
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This video contains two recordings. The first recording shows tailgaters at a NASCAR rally, and seems to be unrelated to the Tonda Taylor footage. Included in this recording are RVs decorated with NASCAR memorabilia and people sitting outside of t...