Oral history interview with O. B. Gladish [audio recording and transcript]
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OHP19Glandish1a.mp3 -
OHP19Glandish1b.mp3
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OHP19Glandish2a.mp3
- Title
- Oral history interview with O. B. Gladish [audio recording and transcript]
- Description
- Omar Brainerd Gladish (6 Feb 1884-16 Feb 1984), a self-proclaimed "river rat"; recounts life as machinist, hoist inventor, motorboat and excursion boat operator; recalls colorful incidents and experiences of river life from dealings with bootleggers to hazards of ice and flood.
- Interviewee
- Gladish, 0. B. (Omar Brainerd), 1884-1984
- Interviewer
- Winter, Mark
- Extent
- 2 audiocassettes (1 hour 45 minutes)
- 1 transcript (31 pages)
- Collection
- Chattanooga Public Library Oral History Collection
- Subject
- Tennessee River
- Boats and boating -- Tennessee
- Machinists -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
- Alcohol trafficking
- Gladish, 0. B. (Omar Brainerd), 1884-1984
- Rights
- No Copyright
- Bibliographic Citation
- Oral History Collection. Chattanooga Public Library.
- Relation
- Index to the Oral History Collection
- Identifier
- OHP 19
- Type
- Sound
- Text
- Language
- English
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