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Bill Brown oral history interview 2, 2007 June 25
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Creator
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Brown, Bill, 1935-
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Date Created
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2007-06-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile mechanics, Labor unions
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Description
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Bill Brown discusses his experiences as a mechanic for racecar drivers Billy and Bobby Myers during the 1950s. He recalls his relationship with the racing brothers and reflects upon his experiences with other racecar drivers such as Fireball Rober...
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Bill Mangum and Clyde Mangum oral history interview 1, 2007 April 4
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Creator
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Mangum, Bill, 1937-
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Date Created
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2007-04-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Distilling, Illicit, Automobile racing--Societies, etc., Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Automobile mechanics
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Description
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In this first of two interviews, brothers Bill and Clyde Mangum describe the racing career of their father, Gordon Mangum, in the 1940s and 1950s. Gordon Mangum raced primarily on Virginia short tracks several times a week during a four month raci...