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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
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