Helen Van Dam DiBella, Clip 3: Victory Gardens and Air Raids
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Helen Van Dam DiBella
Date: Time Period: 1941 - 1945; 2013-07-14; Interview recorded: July 14, 2013
Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:04:04
Creator: Helen Van Dam DiBella interviewed by Lori Wallach
Identifier: aql:20420 qmp-hvdd-clip-000003
Description: Helen Van Dam DiBella recalls the effects of World War II that were apparent to her as a child in Bayside, such as the neighborhood Victory Garden in which her father grew vegetables; air raid drills at home and in school; and buying sugar with ration stamps at Bohack's.
Creator :
Helen Van Dam DiBella interviewed by Lori Wallach
Date :
Time Period: 1941 - 1945; 2013-07-14; Interview recorded: July 14, 2013
Summary/Description :
Helen Van Dam DiBella recalls the effects of World War II that were apparent to her as a child in Bayside, such as the neighborhood Victory Garden in which her father grew vegetables; air raid drills at home and in school; and buying sugar with ration stamps at Bohack's.
Subject :
World War, 1939-1945; Victory gardens; Civil defense
Rights :
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Bayside, Queens, NY; Wantagh, NY Bayside (New York, N.Y.) Wantagh (N.Y.) Nassau County (N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Audacity.; Total running time: 0:04:04
Identifier :
aql:20420 qmp-hvdd-clip-000003
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Add new comment