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Robert J. Sullivan Clip 1: Musical Phones at the World's Fair

Collection: Queens Museum Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Robert J. Sullivan
Date: Time Period: 1964; 2014-07-25; Interview recorded: July 25, 2014 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Audition. Dimension: Total running time: 0:01:13
Creator: Robert J. Sullivan interviewed by Abigail Banks Identifier: aql:18396 sullivan_robertj_clip1

Description: On Robert Sullivan's first day on the job, he entered the park through the main entrance and described it as "magical" and a "fairyland". One of the first sights he noticed was the banks of open telephone booths with touchtone phones. He called home to play the touchtone notes on the phone for his mother.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18354

Creator : Robert J. Sullivan interviewed by Abigail Banks

Date : Time Period: 1964; 2014-07-25; Interview recorded: July 25, 2014

Summary/Description : On Robert Sullivan's first day on the job, he entered the park through the main entrance and described it as "magical" and a "fairyland". One of the first sights he noticed was the banks of open telephone booths with touchtone phones. He called home to play the touchtone notes on the phone for his mother.

Subject : New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Audition.; Total running time: 0:01:13

Identifier : aql:18396 sullivan_robertj_clip1

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New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)

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