Blout, Floyd
Title
Blout , Floyd
Interviewee
Floyd Otis Blout
Interviewer
John E. Hallwas
Year of Recording
Unknown
Length
0:56:29
Style of Recording
Interview
Description
Floyd Otis Blout was born April 5 , 1909 and died October 7 , 1989 . In this interview , recorded on an unknown date (likely in 1980) , Mr . Blout discusses his family history , rural life in the 1920s , the Hubbell family (high-wire performers) of Babylon , attempts to navigate the Spoon River , clearing land , putting up ice , driving hogs to the railroad station in Ellisville in the 1920s , Mabel Hubbell , and actor Tom Mix . Original cassette in vault . Transferred to FLAC , September 2016 .
Subject
Blout, Floyd Fulton County (Ill.)--History Hallwas, John E.
Language
eng
Type
Sound
Digital Format
mp3
Original Format
Audio Cassette
Digitizer
Robert Kett
Date Digitized
2016 Sep
Rights
WIU Libraries Archives & Special Collections -- All Rights Reserved. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use these materials, contact the Western Illinois University Archives and Special Collections at malpass-archives@wiu.edu.
Collection
Oral History Collection (Western Illinois University)
Collection ID
034
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