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Transcript of interview with Charles Brinker by Doug Coombs, March 19, 1978

Information

Narrator

Brinker, Charles Homer, 1915-2003

Date

1978-03-19

Description

Doug Coombs interview Charles Brinker (born 1915 in Graham Station, West Virginia) about his experiences living in Southern Nevada and his career in carpentry. Brinker also discusses his background in watch repair, his move to Las Vegas from West Virginia, his experiences in homesteading, grocery shopping in early Las Vegas, the building of his house for his family, and his various jobs and projects as a carpenter.

Digital ID

OH_00252_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1zw1cv71
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Coombs, Doug

Subject

Carpenters
Frontier and pioneer life
Clocks and watches--Repairing
Building
Grocery shopping

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Charles Brinker oral history interview

Citation

Charles Brinker oral history interview, 1978 March 19. OH-00252. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1zw1cv71

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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