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  Image 1 of [History of career (import) of J. H. Kimbrough] Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FOLKLORE [md;] CHICAGO FORM A Circumstances of Interview STATE Illinois NAME OF WORKER Abe Aaron ADDRESS 5471 Ellis Ave., Chicago, Illinois DATE June 1,...

  • Contributor: Aaron, Abe
  • Date: 1939-05-20

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  Image 2 of [History of career (import) of J. H. Kimbrough] W3609 FORM C Text of Interview (Unedited) FOLKLORE [md;] CHICAGO STATE Illinois NAME OF WORKER Abe Aaron ADDRESS 5471 Ellis Ave., Chicago DATE June 1, 1939 SUBJECT Handbooks NAME OF INFORMANT Philip...

  • Contributor: Aaron, Abe
  • Date: 1939-05-20

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  Image 3 of [History of career (import) of J. H. Kimbrough] off. An' he was pickin' 'is own horses. There was a hot horse in the seventh race up at Arlington, an' the buy picked it an' wanted to bet five on it;...

  • Contributor: Aaron, Abe
  • Date: 1939-05-20

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  Image 4 of [History of career (import) of J. H. Kimbrough] he sets the alarm so's he can get two bucks on the horse. I was in there one day when the alarm goes off. Carl, he's workin' on a sheet, changin' the...

  • Contributor: Aaron, Abe
  • Date: 1939-05-20

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  Image 5 of [History of career (import) of J. H. Kimbrough] VI Every once in awhile you'll near the story about the horse player who was found dead in the street. He's got a ticket for a parlay in his pocket an' the...

  • Contributor: Aaron, Abe
  • Date: 1939-05-20

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  Image 6 of [History of career (import) of J. H. Kimbrough] FORM C out golfin' the next day. Just as they was about to break up, one of 'em said, “Let's make it real early.” They jibber jabber around for a while, an'...

  • Contributor: Aaron, Abe
  • Date: 1939-05-20

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  Image 7 of [History of career (import) of J. H. Kimbrough] XIV You hear all kinds o' stories about systems for beatin' the races. Some o' the systems are mathematical, an' some o' them are handicappin' one way or another, an' some o'...

  • Contributor: Aaron, Abe
  • Date: 1939-05-20

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  Image 8 of [History of career (import) of J. H. Kimbrough] “You see the boy on him? He's the best boy in the country. “Ya know, I sent whosis over to the barber to get a buck so's I could bet, an' the...

  • Contributor: Aaron, Abe
  • Date: 1939-05-20

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  • Contributor: Aaron, Abe
  • Date: 1939-05-20

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  • Contributor: Aaron, Abe
  • Date: 1939-05-20