Interview with Robert Laskey
Length
20:21
Date
Interviewer
Lacey, Anne
Audio file
Description
Interview with Robert Laskey, born in 1923, in which he describes his family and his childhood in Quindaro, including businesses, churches, and people of the area. He discusses baseball teams sponsored by Proctor and Gamble and the local Democratic club, recreation in Klamm Park, and the streetcar network. He also notes that he wasn't familiar with the history of the Quindaro town site until adulthood, though he explored it as a child, and now supports the preservation of the buildings and history.
Interviewee
Object Type
Local Subject
Subject (LC)
Street
Neighborhood
City
State
Country
Notes
Recording originally consisted of two digital files which have been combined for ease of use on this site.
Transcription
Owning Organization(s)
Digital Object Identifier
KCKPL-QUINDARO-Laskey-Robert
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Acknowledgement
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