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Oral history interview with Ophelia and Walter Stokes, 1976 August 29, excerpt 01

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Title	Oral history interview with Ophelia and Walter Stokes, 1976 August 29, excerpt 01
Personal name	Stokes, Ophelia Palmer, 1891-1984--Interviews; Stokes, Walter, 1891-1981--Interviews
Corporate name	Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition (1897 : Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Popular Culture Sports & Recreation Lakes Exhibitions--Tennessee--Nashville Amusements--Tennessee--Nashville Amusement rides Camels--Tennessee--Nashville Lakes--Tennessee--Nashville Gondoliers--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Tennessee--Centennial celebrations, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Tennessee--Exhibitions
Description	An excerpt from an oral history interview with Ophelia and Walter Stokes, conducted on 29 August 1976 by Ophelia Paine as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Mr. and Mrs. Stokes describe the lake at the Centennial, complete with authentic Venetian gondoliers. They also describe the Streets of Cairo section, the buildings, camel rides, and the Ferris wheel and Shooting the Chute rides. The complete interview is available in the Special Collections Division.
Creator	Stokes, Ophelia Palmer, 1891-1984 (Interviewee); Stokes, Walter, 1891-1981 (Interviewee); Paine, Ophelia (Interviewer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	1976-08-29
Type	Sound; Oral histories
Format	audio/mp3 (1 min., 39 sec.)
Identifier	HNITCPStokesclip1
Source	Excerpted from: HNITCPStokes audio cassette recording converted to mp3 format in 2006.
Language	English
Relation	Tennessee Centennial project: oral history
Coverage	1970-1979
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks- HNITCPStokesclip1