Nancy Vinson, Full Interview
Collection: This recording is part of the 30th Ave - A Year in the Life of a Street Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Nancy Vinson
Date: Time Period: 1940 - 2011; 2011-05-15; Interview recorded: May 15 2011
Material: Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:05:36
Creator: Nancy Vinson interviewed by Annabel Short
Identifier: aql:18754 vinson_nancy_full
Description: Nancy was born in Manhattan to Puerto Rican parents, who were factory workers. Nancy worked at Saks Fifth Avenue in the shoe department; she talks about the celebrities and their personal shoppers who came through. She raised her kids in the Bronx, then moved to Astoria when they were grown, which was 30 years ago. She socializes along 30th Avenue with other local residents and attends a local senior center.
Creator :
Nancy Vinson interviewed by Annabel Short
Date :
Time Period: 1940 - 2011; 2011-05-15; Interview recorded: May 15 2011
Summary/Description :
Nancy was born in Manhattan to Puerto Rican parents, who were factory workers. Nancy worked at Saks Fifth Avenue in the shoe department; she talks about the celebrities and their personal shoppers who came through. She raised her kids in the Bronx, then moved to Astoria when they were grown, which was 30 years ago. She socializes along 30th Avenue with other local residents and attends a local senior center.
Subject :
Personal shoppers; Neighborhoods; Department stores; Saks Fifth Avenue
Rights :
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Astoria, Queens, NY Astoria (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5.; Total running time: 0:05:36
Identifier :
aql:18754 vinson_nancy_full
Subject:
Personal shoppers; Neighborhoods; Department stores; Saks Fifth Avenue
Personal shoppers; Neighborhoods; Department stores; Saks Fifth Avenue
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Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
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