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Oral history interview with Jack Verkamp, February 24, 1984.
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Oral history interview with Jack Verkamp, February 24, 1984.
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Call number
NAU.OH.71.24
Item number
54536
Creator
Verkamp, Jack
Title
Oral
history
interview
with
Jack
Verkamp
,
February
24
,
1984
.
Date
1984
Type
Sound
Description
CONTENT
:
Verkamp
discusses
his
life
at the
Grand
Canyon
as a
result
of his
father's
opening
of the
General
Store
there in
1906
. He also
shares
his
recollections
about
the
tourist
trains
arriving
in the
Grand
Canyon
,
including
those
which
carried
dignitaries
such
as
Eisenhower
and the
Shah
of
Iran
.
BIOGRAPHICAL
HISTORY
:
Thirty
interviews
of
Northern
Arizona
residents
conducted
by
Al
Richmond
as
background
research
for his
monograph
Cowboys
,
miners
,
presidents
and
kings
: the
story
of the
Grand
Canyon
Railway
Collection name
Richmond, Al (Grand Canyon Railway Oral History Project)
Finding aid
http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/nau/Richmond_Al.xml
Language
English
Repository
Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights
ABOR
Contributor
Richmond, Al
Subjects
Logging--Arizona--Grand Canyon--History
Logging railroads--Arizona
Railroad accidents--Arizona--Grand Canyon
Steam locomotives
Tourism--Arizona--Grand Canyon
Railroads--Arizona--Grand Canyon
Verkamp, John G.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Day, Doris, 1924-
Turner, Sam
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957
Grand Canyon Railway
Fred Harvey (Firm)
Places
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Description and travel
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
Flagstaff (Ariz.)
Apex (Ariz.)
Tusayan (Ariz.)
Physical format
Audio
tape/cassette
Master file size
166036524
Master mimetype
audio/wav
Master file format
wav
Master resolution
0
Master audio channel numbers
1
Master audio sampling rate
44100
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