Caufield, James

Date:
1992-09-29
Length:
47 min.
Interviewer:
Peloff, James H.
Transcription available:
no
Series:
1937 Flood (1993)
Series ID:
2014_037
Interview Number(s):
2014_37_9
Summary:
James H. Caufield, spouse of Ruth Caufield, was twenty-seven years old at the time of the 1937 flood. He lived with his wife and five-year-old child in an upstairs apartment at Sixth and Main in the west end of New Albany, Indiana. Mr. Caufield was the Assistant Manager at the Stieden's grocery store at the corner of Pearl and Market streets in downtown New Albany. The first floor of the Caufields' apartment building was flooded and they had to evacuate their home. They moved in with a family living in the east end of New Albany. Mr. Caufield talks about what it was like during the flood. He discusses the volunteer work that he did in the early stages and during the flood. He tells about events that happened during the flood and how the people in New Albany reacted during the flood. Index available.
Topic(s):
Floods--Indiana-New Albany