John Riccardelli, Full Interview
Collection: Queens Museum Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: John Riccardelli
Date: Time Period: 1964 - 1965; 1970; 2014-11-09; Interview recorded: Nov 9, 2014
Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Audition. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:12:01
Creator: John Riccardelli
Identifier: aql:18389 riccardelli_john_full
Description: John Riccardelli is an avid collector of World's Fair memorabilia. He describes how he became interested in the Fairs and collecting in high school, and why he continues to collect. He talks about the ways that collecting has changed over the last forty years, with the rise of memorabilia collection and the explosion of EBay and other online auction sites. He also talks about some of the trials and tribulations of collecting, including the changes in researching items, reactions he has encountered from others and the inflation of auction prices.
Creator :
John Riccardelli
Date :
Time Period: 1964 - 1965; 1970; 2014-11-09; Interview recorded: Nov 9, 2014
Summary/Description :
John Riccardelli is an avid collector of World's Fair memorabilia. He describes how he became interested in the Fairs and collecting in high school, and why he continues to collect. He talks about the ways that collecting has changed over the last forty years, with the rise of memorabilia collection and the explosion of EBay and other online auction sites. He also talks about some of the trials and tribulations of collecting, including the changes in researching items, reactions he has encountered from others and the inflation of auction prices.
Subject :
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Collectibles
Relation :
Queens Museum Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: John Riccardelli
Rights :
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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: 0:12:01
Identifier :
aql:18389 riccardelli_john_full
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Collectibles
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Collectibles
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