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Occupation:transportation provider for hospital patients

Notes:deceased, Interview copied from collection of Florida State Archives, originally done for the Florida Folklife Program in 1986. Ralph Dupree is a tradition-bearer, a cooper, who learned his craft from his father.

Keywords:Cooper

Genres (Controlled Vocabulary):Turpentine, coopering, occupational folklife, naval stores

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Ralph L. Dupree, January 7, 1989. Esto (Fla.). Fieldworker: Janis Rosenberg. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.Ralph Dupree is a tradition-bearer, a cooper, who learned his craft from his father. He is a native Floridian who learned and practiced his craft in Florida in a native industry. He still possesses the knowledge and skills necessary...