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Francisco Silveira (1901-1992), was born on the island of São Jorge in the Azores. At the age of nine months he arrived in the U.S. with his mother. At some point his name was changed to Frank Castro, possibly when his mother remarried. One of the last of the old-time cowboys, he reminisces about his experiences as cowhand, line rider, twenty-mule team driver, and rodeo team roper. He discusses friends and acquaintances such as Tom Mix, Roy Rogers, Will Rogers, and black rodeo stars Bill Pickett and Jessie Stahl. [Donated]

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Frank Castro: The Skills of a Cowboy [Donated]
Creator
Castro, Frank, interviewee
Fisher, Steve, interviewer
Published
Berkeley, CA
Full Collection Name
Portuguese in California Oral Histories
Subject (Topic)
Community and Identity
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Oral histories.
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The Bancroft Library Oral History Center
Note
Castro, Frank. "Frank Castro: The Skills of a Cowboy [Donated]." Interview by Steve Fisher in 1978. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, .
Interview date(s) 1978
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