Oral history interviews with Alton Carter and Elliot West, February 1, 1998 and April 18, 1998
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Authors
Carter, Alton
West, Elliot
Issue Date
1998-02-01
Type
Text
Sound
Recording, oral
Sound
Recording, oral
Language
en_US
Keywords
Georgia , Oral histories , Sound recordings , West, Elliot (1920-2012) , Carter, Alton John Baptist (1917-2008) , Folkston (Ga.) , McIntosh County (Ga.) , Turpentine , Turpentining , Turpentine industry and trade , African Americans , Robinson, Eddie B. , Sommers, Laurie Kay (1955-) , Baxley (Ga.) , Waynesville (Ga.) , Brantley County (Ga.) , Naval stores , Ware County (Ga.) , Waycross (Ga.) , United States--Okefenokee Swamp
Alternative Title
Alton Carter and Elliott West Interview, February 1, 1998
Carter and West in the Woods, April 18, 1998
Carter and West in the Woods, April 18, 1998
Abstract
Oral history interviews with Alton Carter and Elliot West, February 1, 1998 and April 18, 1998. Folkston (Ga.). Eddie B. Robinson also interviewed. Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio files digitized from DAT tapes. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.
1) Alton Carter and Elliott West Interview, February 1, 1998. [DAT-1002.01].
Interview with Alton Carter, boss, and Elliott West, his worker for many years, on West's front porch. The two reminisce about the turpentine industry, work, the camp quarters, entertainment, the demise of the industry.
2) Carter and West in the Woods, April 18, 1998. [DAT-1002.02].
Recording of the three turpentine men, boss Carter and workers Robinson and West, in the woods outside the entrance to Okefenokee Swamp Park south of Waycross, getting sound for a radio program, and recording their comments about work in the woods and the difficulties turpentiners faced in the twilight of the industry. This was not actual work, but West in his work clothes and with his hack chipping on old faces so I could get sounds for the radio program that was eventually included in Wiregrass Ways.
Description
2 electronic record(s) and derivatives. 2 audio file(s), (wav, mp3). 1) 865,758,550 bytes. 01:15:09. 2. 787939344 bytes. 01:04:08. 8 PDF documents (16 scans, jp2). Bag approx. 1.93 GB (2,074,615,996 bytes).
Citation
Publisher
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections
License
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED