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Catherine Gifford, Clip 1: Being Resourceful for Pocket Change

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Catherine Gifford
Date: Time Period: 1930 - 1950; 2016-12-20; Interview recorded: December 20 2016 Material: Digital audio recording made using ZOOM H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:04:01
Creator: Catherine Gifford interviewed by Peter Akinwumi Identifier: aql:22083 gifford-catherine-clip1

Description: Catherine Gifford describes how her younger brother and his friends frequented the nearby Rockaway Beach during the summertime and in winter. They would perform odd jobs to make spending money for themselves. They would save up money to later buy Christmas gifts for their families.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:22172

Creator : Catherine Gifford interviewed by Peter Akinwumi

Date : Time Period: 1930 - 1950; 2016-12-20; Interview recorded: December 20 2016

Summary/Description : Catherine Gifford describes how her younger brother and his friends frequented the nearby Rockaway Beach during the summertime and in winter. They would perform odd jobs to make spending money for themselves. They would save up money to later buy Christmas gifts for their families.

Subject : Families

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Far Rockaway and Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY Far Rockaway (New York, N.Y.) Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using ZOOM H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:04:01

Identifier : aql:22083 gifford-catherine-clip1

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