Interviewer
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Mr. Chapman was born in Lawrence County in Ironton, Ohio. He discusses: detailed information about his childhood and the town he grew up in; an anecdote about a dog stealing newspapers; an anecdote about his brother falling into a drop pit; as well as his employment history, including very detailed information about his apprenticeship as a blacksmith. It also contains an extra page describing Dutchman welding as shown for the top rail of a locomotive frame.
Publication Date
1973
Identifier
OH64-47
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-47.
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, OH64-47, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Chapman, A. B., -- Autobiography.
Blacksmiths -- Oral histories.
Ironton (Ohio) -- Oral histories.
Oral histories.