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0:58 - Sawmill

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Partial Transcript: Where were you born?

Segment Synopsis: Embry briefly talks about the sawmill that her father worked at before she was born.

Keywords: Mowbray and Robison Sawmill; West Irvine, Kentucky

Subjects: Kentucky River (Ky.) Sawmills--Kentucky

2:51 - Swimming

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Partial Transcript: The river itself was a fun place.

Segment Synopsis: Emery talks about learning to swim in the river. She and her sisters were some of the few girls who were allowed to swim. The boys looked after them to make sure they were safe.

Keywords: Swimming; West Irvine, Kentucky

Subjects: River life-- Kentucky River (Ky.)

9:01 - Great Depression

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Partial Transcript: What do you remember about the Depression days?

Segment Synopsis: Embry says that the Depression did not badly effect her family. Her father was a hard worker and he stayed employed. Her older sister attended college and became a teacher and contributed her salary to the family.

Keywords: Great Depression; West Irvine, Kentucky

Subjects: Depressions--1929--Kentucky River life-- Kentucky River (Ky.)

11:04 - Education

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Partial Transcript: Where did you go to school?

Segment Synopsis: Emery talks about the schools that she attended.

Keywords: Irvine High School; St. Joseph Nursing School; West Irvine, Kentucky

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14:37 - Log rafts

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Partial Transcript: There was another little boat that always was kind of fascinating.

Segment Synopsis: Emery talks about a boat that would break up log jams.

Keywords: Log jam; Log raft; West Irvine

Subjects: Boats and boating-- Kentucky River (Ky.) Timber rafting

17:56 - Floods

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Partial Transcript: What do you remember about the toll bridge?

Segment Synopsis: Embry describes the flood of 1937.

Keywords: 1937; Flood debris; Toll bridge; West Irvine, Kentucky

Subjects: Floods--Kentucky Kentucky River (Ky.)

20:27 - Sawmill community

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Partial Transcript: So you were born at when he was working there at West Irvine?

Segment Synopsis: Emery talks about neighbors who lived around the sawmill.

Keywords: Mowbray and Robison Sawmill; West Irvine, Kentucky

Subjects: River life-- Kentucky River (Ky.) Sawmills--Kentucky

26:20 - Entertainment

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Partial Transcript: You mentioned earlier you were never bored, what other forms of entertainment did you have?

Segment Synopsis: Emery talks about seeing her first movie. She also lists and describes games that the neighborhood children would play.

Keywords: Games; Movie; West Irvine, Kentucky

Subjects: River life-- Kentucky River (Ky.)

33:40 - Childhood memories

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Partial Transcript: Tell me about your mother, what kind of person was she?

Segment Synopsis: Emery talks about several memories that she has from her childhood, including playing in the river.

Keywords: West Irvine, Kentucky

Subjects: River life-- Kentucky River (Ky.)

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