Abner Dalton Bruce

In this 1976 interview, Abner Dalton Bruce (1918-1987) describes his early life in the Pinehill Community outside Bristow Oklahoma including his family’s income from the quail market in Mannford, farming, shipping cattle on the railroad, early oil drilling in the community, participation in fairs, and the impact of the construction of Heyburn Lake upon the community.

1976-10-03

Robert L. “Bob” McCarty

Abner Dalton Bruce

Mary Lee (Fuller) McCarty

Pinehill

Heyburn

oil

school