Gertrude McDonald, Clip 5: During the Great Depression
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Gertrude McDonald
Date: Time Period: 1920 - 2011; 2011-06-20; Interview recorded: June 20 2011
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:00:27
Creator: Gertrude McDonald interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20516 mcdonald_gertrude_clip5
Description: During the Great Depression, Mrs. McDonald's father wasn't getting enough work to support the family through his electrician's union, Local 3. The family had to move in with Gertrude's uncle who owned a two family house in Corona. When work picked up for her father, the family moved back to Sunnyside.
Creator :
Gertrude McDonald interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1920 - 2011; 2011-06-20; Interview recorded: June 20 2011
Summary/Description :
During the Great Depression, Mrs. McDonald's father wasn't getting enough work to support the family through his electrician's union, Local 3. The family had to move in with Gertrude's uncle who owned a two family house in Corona. When work picked up for her father, the family moved back to Sunnyside.
Subject :
Electricians--Labor unions; Unemployment; Depressions--1929; Moving, Household
Rights :
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Sunnyside and Corona, Queens, NY Sunnyside (New York, N.Y.) Corona (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg.; Total running time: 0:00:27
Identifier :
aql:20516 mcdonald_gertrude_clip5
Subject:
Electricians--Labor unions; Unemployment; Depressions--1929; Moving, Household
Electricians--Labor unions; Unemployment; Depressions--1929; Moving, Household
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This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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