African American cowboys.; Cowboys--personal narratives.; Horses.
Office of the Tarrant County Black History and Genealogical Society, Fort Worth, TX. Living and working on his own after his mother's death when he was nine years old, John Visor decided that he preferred working with horses over picking cotton to...
Kawahata, Henry.;Japanese Texans.;Farming.;World War, 1939-1945.
Hidalgo, Texas Henry Kawahata discusses 5th generation Japanese families whose ancestors came to Texas in the early 1900s, history of his family in Colorado, their move to Texas where his father began farming, experiences during World War II and...
Kishi, Taro.;Japanese Americans--Texans.;Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905.;Farming.
Vidor, Texas Taro Kishi tells of family's economic and cultural transition from medieval Japan to business opportunities in Texas through education and travel. Includes experience during Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905.
Shimotsu, Harry.; Japanese Americans--Texas.; Rio Grande Valley.; Farming.
Rio Grande Valley Interviewed in his truck while near border with Mexico in Rio Grande Valley, Harry Shimotsu discusses farming operations and history of his family, including cooperative farming venture for the Japanese community after WWII.
Chisholm Trail.; Ranch life--Texas.; Pilgrim, Texas.; Southern Hotel (San Antonio, Tex.).
719 Rosehill, San Antonio, Texas Growing up on a Gonzales County ranch in the early years of the 20th Century as one of 11 children was a challenge and adventure for Rubie Leigh Robuck DeVries. With an occasional recollection contributed by her...
Kitayama, Happy.;Kitamaya, Kay.;Japanese Texans.;World War, 1939-1945.
Donna, TX Happy and Kay Kitayama discuss early family history, experience during World War II, and life on the border with Mexico, in Donna, TX. Included is a discussion of the first generation of Japanese in California who made their living as a...
Comal County (Tex.).; Farm life--Texas.; Germans Americans--Texas.
Old Bracken, Comal County, Texas Ida Schaefer Burkhardt, whose ancestors came to New Braunfels from Germany in 1845, recalls growing up on a farm at Cranes Mill in Comal County. Her recollections include her teachers boarding with her family,...
1407 Mardell Street, San Antonio, Texas. James W. Davis' maternal relatives were early day West Texas ranchers who employed African American cowboy George Adams on their Cox Ranches in Brewster County. Adams, who began cowboying as a teenager at...