Interviewer
Dr. Michael Galgano
Files
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning the lives of men who worked on the railroad in West Virginia. Mr. Nelson was born at Alexander Station in Carter County, Kentucky. He was an employee of the C&O Railroad for more than sixty-four years. He talks about farming, school, working for the railroad, the Depression, and his painting. As of 1974, Mr. Nelson was residing in Huntington, West Virginia.
Publication Date
1974
Identifier
OH64-98
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-98.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-98, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Nelson, Joseph Clair, 1888- -- Autobiography.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Railroads -- Employees -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Oral histories.
Marlinton (W. Va.) -- History.