ORAL HISTORIES
INTERVIEWEE NAME: Greg Linscomb
IDENTIFICATION (title): Greg Linscomb Interview
INTERVIEWER: Carl Brasseaux and Don Davis
DATES: March 2, 2011
FOCUS DATES (dates of things they’re talking about): 1920s, 1930s, 1940s,
SUMMARY: Linscomb discusses trapping and trade, which animals were most valuable and when. He talks about how the men would trap and skin the animals while the women would process the fur. He then talks about the seasons for trapping and where most of the fur would go after it was processed. Linscomb then discusses the international trade and the nutria problem. He talks about nutria meat and its popularity and possible uses for third world countries. He also discusses the history of alligator trapping as well as population issues.
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TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 2:46:14
# PAGES TRANSCRIPT: 32
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