Oral history interview, 1984 May 16 [sound recording].

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Oral history interview, 1984 May 16 [sound recording].

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Sound recording of interview concerning work, family, and community life of employees of Southern Pacific Railroad in Tucson as a child of an employee from 1915 to 1950, as an employee from 1944 to 1957, and as an Armory Park neighborhood resident from 1937 to 1952.

Transcript (40 p.)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7372964

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Employee, Southern Pacific Railroad. From the description of Oral history interview, 1984 May 16 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 35527679 ...