Oral history interview, 1980 Apr. 3 [sound recording].

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Oral history interview, 1980 Apr. 3 [sound recording].

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Sound recording of interview concerning Tucson's business development in the 1930s including W.P.A. and Civilian Conservation Corps projects, the capture of John Dillinger, the end of Prohibition, the kidnapping of June Robles, gambling, prostitution, transients, and Fox Theater promotions. He also mentions airports and remembers guarding early airplanes that visited Tucson while on round-the-world flights when he was a Boy Scout.

Transcript (20 p.)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7547336

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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United States. Works Progress Administration (Ariz.)

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Robles, June.

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Drachman, Roy P., 1906-

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Real estate developer; manager of Fox Theater, 1933 to 1910. From the description of Oral history interview, 1987 Dec. 9 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 35449901 Real estate developer and community leader, Tucson, Ariz. From the description of Oral history interview, 1981 Apr. 27 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 36907869 From the...

Fox Theater (Tucson, Ariz.)

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