Christopher Boles, Clip 1: Early Years Owning a Bar in Woodside
Collection: Queens College Irish Studies Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Christopher Boles
Date: Time Period: 1950s; 2015-07-07; Interview recorded: July 7, 2015
Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:03:18
Creator: Christopher Boles interviewed by Eileen Sprague
Identifier: aql:23132 boles-christopher-clip1
Description: Christopher Boles describes what it was like to own a bar in Woodside during the 1950's. Most of his patrons were Irish people who recently immigrated to New York City, and they would come in asking for work. He also shares some bad advice he received when he first moved to Queens.
Creator :
Christopher Boles interviewed by Eileen Sprague
Date :
Time Period: 1950s; 2015-07-07; Interview recorded: July 7, 2015
Summary/Description :
Christopher Boles describes what it was like to own a bar in Woodside during the 1950's. Most of his patrons were Irish people who recently immigrated to New York City, and they would come in asking for work. He also shares some bad advice he received when he first moved to Queens.
Subject :
Irish Americans; Bars (Drinking establishments)
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Toronto, Ontario; Woodside and Ridgewood, Queens, NY; Manhattan and Queens, NY; Ireland Woodside (New York, N.Y.) Ridgewood (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Toronto (Ont.) Ireland
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:03:18
Identifier :
aql:23132 boles-christopher-clip1
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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