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Bill Brown oral history interview 1, 2007 April 25
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Creator
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Brown, Bill, 1935-
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Date Created
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2007-04-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Distilling, Illicit
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Description
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Bill Brown recalls his career as a stock car racing mechanic during the 1950s and 1960s. He describes his experiences growing up near Winston-Salem, North Carolina and building cars for races at Bowman Gray Stadium. Mr. Brown often prepared cars f...
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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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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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Howard DeHart oral history interview, 2008 March 20
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Creator
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DeHart, Howard
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Date Created
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2008-03-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Pit crew chiefs, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors
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Description
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Howard DeHart reflects on his life, the early days of NASCAR, and his career with the Holman Moody racing shop in Charlotte. Growing up on his family's farm in rural Virginia during the Great Depression, Mr. DeHart explains how his interest in mec...
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Ned Jarrett oral history interview 1, 2007 June 6
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Creator
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Jarrett, Ned, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-06-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Automobile racing, Automobile racing drivers, Farm life, Automobile racing--accidents, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Pit crews, Success
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Description
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In this first of two interviews, Ned Jarrett recalls his driving career in stock car racing during the 1940s through 1960s. He talks about his experiences growing up on a farm in Catawba County in North Carolina. Mr. Jarrett explains that he learn...
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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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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...
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1970 Alabama 500 events image 62
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Creator
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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1970-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Stock cars (Automobiles), Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Employees, Pit crews, Stock car drivers, Awards
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Description
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Pete Hamilton (front center, right) and others.
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Title
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1970 Alabama 500 events image 54
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Creator
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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1970-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Stock car drivers, Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Employees, Sportswriters, Stock cars (Automobiles), Grandstands, Pit crews, Flags
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Description
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Pete Hamilton (front center) and others.
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Title
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1970 Alabama 500 events image 58
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Creator
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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1970-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Stock car drivers, Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Employees, Sportswriters, Stock cars (Automobiles), Grandstands, Pit crews, Flags, Models (Persons)
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Description
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Pete Hamilton (front center, fourth from right) and others.
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1970 Alabama 500 events image 63
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Creator
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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1970-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Governors, Stock cars (Automobiles), Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Employees, Pit crews, Stock car drivers, Awards
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Description
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Front center, from left to right: Bill France, Sr., Alabama Governor George Wallace, and Pete Hamilton.
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1970 Alabama 500 events image 56
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Creator
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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1970-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Stock car drivers, Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Employees, Sportswriters, Stock cars (Automobiles), Grandstands, Pit crews, Flags
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Description
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Pete Hamilton (front center, third from right) and others.