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0:49 - Boats

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Partial Transcript: Where did you grow up?

Segment Synopsis: Filson lists and describes boats that she remembers being on the Kentucky River and some of the pilots that captained them.

Keywords: Belle of Louisville; Boat race; Captain Armstrong; Captain Reynolds; Delta Queen; Excursion boat; Falls City; Franklinton, Kentucky; Gratz, Kentucky; Idlewild; Leitch, Fred; Lockport, Kentucky; Packet boat; Ravona; Summer Girl; The Majestic; Zelda Leslie

Subjects: Boatmen--Kentucky River (Ky.) Boats and boating----Kentucky River (Ky.) River boats--Kentucky River (Ky.) Rivers--Recreational use Showboats--Kentucky River (Ky.)

13:16 - House fire

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Partial Transcript: You see, our house burned here.

Segment Synopsis: Filson says that her family home burned down and insurance would not cover it. She had saved money for the Chicago World Fair but thought she would have to spend the money on clothing instead. A neighbor paid for a coat and some clothes for her so she could still go.

Keywords: Chicago World Fair; Franklinton, Kentucky; House fire

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14:51 - Career

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Partial Transcript: Where did you get your teacher's training?

Segment Synopsis: Filson talks about her education. Her first job was as a teacher in Harlan County. The next year, she got a job closer to home at Cropper, Kentucky.

Keywords: Campbellsville Junior College; Cropper, Kentucky; Harlan County; Teacher

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17:57 - Father's boats

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Partial Transcript: Tell me about this wheel over here.

Segment Synopsis: Filson talks about the boats that her father built.

Keywords: Boat construction; Racing boat

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

20:22 - Leitch family

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Partial Transcript: Tell me about some of the other Leitches who were river people.

Segment Synopsis: Filson describes men in her family who worked on the Kentucky River.

Keywords: Armstrong; Clay Lick Ferry; Gratz, Kentucky; Leitch, John; Leitch, Noble

Subjects: Boatmen--Kentucky River (Ky.) Ferries--Kentucky River (Ky.)

24:58 - Mutual acquaintances

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Partial Transcript: Who are some other people we might interview that would know something about the river?

Segment Synopsis: Filson and Ellis talk about men that they both know.

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