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Title | Arthur McElroy oral history interview (audio) |
Interviewee | McElroy, Arthur b. 1896 |
Date of Interview | 1975 |
Interviewer | Fortson, Rosemary |
Location of Interview | Dobbs Ferry - Westchester County - New York |
Description | Arthur McElroy recounts his family's early travelling menagerie heritage, familial connections and visits to Somers, NY, growing up in New York City and Irvington, NY, family travels and real estate business and fondness for U.S. Navy. |
Notes | Arthur McElroy was a descendant of early travelling menagerie owners Benjamin Lent and Lewis Lent, the latter being a business partner of Hachliah Bailey and co-owner of the second elephant imported to the United States. |
Subject.AAT | oral histories |
Personal Name |
McElroy, Arthur Bailey, Hachaliah (1775-1845) Bailey, William Lent, Linda Lent, Benjamin McElroy, Daniel S. McElroy, Patrick |
Location |
Somers - Westchester County - New York New York - New York |
HRVH Topic |
Daily Life Community & Events Military |
Language | eng |
Format.Original | audio cassette; 90 minutes |
Resource Type | Sound |
Source | Mabel Addis Oral History Collection |
Publisher.Digital | Somers Historical Society |
Date.Digital | 2013 |
Format Digital | audio/mpeg |
Digital Collection | Mabel Addis Oral History Collection |
Holding Institution | Somers Historical Society |
Contact Information | P.O. Box 336, Somers, NY 10589 (914) 277-4977 |
Rights | This item may be used for educational and research purposes only. Contact organization for publications use |
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