Interview with James Floyd, Jr.

Partial Transcript: What's your birthdate?

Segment Synopsis: Floyd talks about his father working on The Kentucky, as a lock master, and being trained for lock defense during World War II.

Keywords: 1937; Lock 6; The Kentucky

Subjects: Floods--Kentucky Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Kentucky River (Ky.) River boats--Kentucky River (Ky.) United States Army Corp of Engineers World War, 1939-1945--Kentucky

Partial Transcript: There was a lot of fun times along the Kentucky River.

Segment Synopsis: Floyd talks about living in Carrollton. While living there, he witnessed an ice tide and drownings.

Keywords: Carrollton, Kentucky; Ice tide; Ohio River

Subjects: Drowning victims--Kentucky River (Ky.) Ice on rivers, lakes, etc.--Kentucky River (Ky.) Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: You say you had a lot of fun on the river.

Segment Synopsis: Floyd talks about fishing in the Kentucky River and renting out boats to others so that they could fish.

Keywords: Boat rental; Spoonbill

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

Partial Transcript: But you know, that dam there at lock six is getting in bad disrepair.

Segment Synopsis: Floyd talks about the condition of locks at the time of the interview and plans for future dams.

Keywords: Lock 6

Subjects: Dams--Kentucky Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Well, let's talk about these pictures here that you have.

Segment Synopsis: Floyd shows pictures to Ellis. They talk about the pictures and mostly focus on the construction of dams and locks.

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Subjects: Dams--Kentucky Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Let me tell you a funny story.

Segment Synopsis: Floyd tells a story about his father almost drowning in the Ohio River.

Keywords: Ohio River

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