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Interview with James Kershner

Description: In 1937, James Kershner was twelve years old. In this interview, Mr. Kershner recounts the memories of that 12 year old, forced with his parents, to leave their home and eventually end up with relatives in Seymour, Indiana. The photograph is that of James Kershner the fall of 1936, before the Flood. The photo was found in the 1937 Jeffersonville High School Yearbook. For images of what our interviewee experienced, copy the following link to Mud, Sweat, and Tears at the Indiana State Library in your web browser. (http://cdm16066.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16066coll24/searchterm/MudSweatTears1937/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/order/title)
Origin: 1983-08-24
Created By: Kershner, James; Day, Stephen
Contributor(s): Winston, Vaughn, technical assistant; Jackson, Larry, technical assistant; Weidner, Jen, transcript
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll12/id/10
Collection: Jeffersonville Township Public Library
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/;
Subjects: Floods--Indiana--Clark County
Floods--Ohio River Valley
Floods
Oral history

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