COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait
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McCracken~6~6
Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait
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Filename:
FA 656 OH0053LA Larry Purcel.mp3
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FA 656 OH0053LA Larry Purcel.mp3
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Identifier:
FA 656 OH0053LA
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FA 656 OH0053LA
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Title:
Larry Purcell
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Larry Purcell
Title
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Creator:
Larry Purcell
creator
Larry Purcell
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false
Subject:
Purcell, Larry
subject
Purcell, Larry
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false
Subject:
Shells
subject
Shells
Subject
false
Subject:
Water Pollution
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Water Pollution
Subject
false
Subject:
Barkley Lake
subject
Barkley Lake
Subject
false
Subject:
Kentucky Lake
subject
Kentucky Lake
Subject
false
Subject:
Rivers -- Cumberland, Ohio and Tennessee
subject
Rivers -- Cumberland, Ohio and Tennessee
Subject
false
Description:
Larry Purcell speaks on his life and musseling as a trade along the lakes and rivers in Western Kentucky. He discusses aspects of commercial musseling in Western Kentucky during the late 1980s and early 1990s including mussel types, boat construction, shell uses, Buying prices, Mussel Association, River Polution, river trash, Towboat trash, and Sand Bars.
description
Larry Purcell speaks on his life and musseling as a trade along the lakes and rivers in Western Kentucky. He discusses aspects of commercial musseling in Western Kentucky during the late 1980s and early 1990s including mussel types, boat construction, shell uses, Buying prices, Mussel Association, River Polution, river trash, Towboat trash, and Sand Bars.
Description
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Publisher:
Western Kentucky University
publisher
Western Kentucky University
Publisher
false
Contributor:
Linda Kinsey Adams
contributor
Linda Kinsey Adams
Contributor
false
Date:
7/26/1990
date
7/26/1990
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Type:
Oral History
type
Oral History
Type
false
Format:
audio/mpeg
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audio/mpeg
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false
Source:
Ohio River Folk Life Project
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Ohio River Folk Life Project
Source
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
false
Coverage:
McCracken County
coverage
McCracken County
Coverage
false
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts and Folklife Archives, prior to reuse of these recordings
rights
Permission must be obtained from Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts and Folklife Archives, prior to reuse of these recordings
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Biographical Sketch:
Larry Purcell, professional musseler, was born in Paducah, KY on February 10, 1944, to Barney and Louise Purcel. He attended St. Johns and Lone Oak Schools before starting work as an ironworker. He married Glenda Hannie in August 1964. They had two children, Bobbie Purcell and Tina Purcell. He worked in construction, traveling the country before retiring and becoming a professional musseler.
biographical_sketch
Larry Purcell, professional musseler, was born in Paducah, KY on February 10, 1944, to Barney and Louise Purcel. He attended St. Johns and Lone Oak Schools before starting work as an ironworker. He married Glenda Hannie in August 1964. They had two children, Bobbie Purcell and Tina Purcell. He worked in construction, traveling the country before retiring and becoming a professional musseler.
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Duration:
46:14 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64 kbps