Oral history interview with Clare and William Banks transcript 1972 October 31

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Oral history interview with Clare and William Banks transcript 1972 October 31

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Oral history transcript, 7 pp, 1972 October 31, with Clare and William Banks regarding the Banks Electric Company, the effects of World War II on the local economy, Clare's job as a powerhouse runner, and their work with the Red Cross in early Lake Oswego.

7 pp.

eng,

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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