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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.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18354

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

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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

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

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