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Cook, Lewis Clark, 1909-1983

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Lew Cook

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9338
Abstract

Oral history interview with Lew Cook conducted by Martha Gies in two sessions on June 20 and June 26, 1979. Cook discusses the difficulty of safely storing nitrate film, which can spontaneously combust; talks about spending time at Portland’s Film Row in the early 1920s; and describes running his own business showing films in towns around Oregon.

Dates: 1979 June 20-26

Oral history interview with Daniel D. Grecco

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9126
Abstract

Oral history interview with Daniel D. Grecco, conducted by Lew Cook and Grace Montgomery on December 7, 1976. Grecco watches films of early aviation held by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, and discusses them. He also talks about repairing the Spirit of St. Louis during Charles Lindbergh’s visit to Portland in 1927.

Dates: 1976 December 7

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Subject
Air pilots -- Oregon -- Portland 1
Airplanes 1
Aviation mechanics (Persons) -- Oregon -- Portland 1
Independent filmmakers -- Oregon -- Portland 1
Media and Communication 1