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Oral history interview with Lew Cook

 Digital Record
Identifier: SR 9338

Summary

Digitized audio recording of an oral history interview with Lew Cook conducted on June 20 and June 26, 1979. Cook discusses the difficulty of safely storing nitrate film, which can spontaneously combust; spending time at Portland’s Film Row in the early 1920s; and describes running his own business showing films in towns around Oregon. Includes transcript.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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