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Created1948-02-17
DescriptionThis video depicts the final streetcar run on the Phoenix Street Railway.
ContributorsFleming, Lawrence J., 1932- (Interviewer) / Smith, Joseph Nelson, 1901-1980 (Interviewee)
Created1972 (year uncertain)
Description

Joseph Smith started working as a motorman on the Phoenix Street Railway in October of 1926 and retired in 1956. In this interview, Smith and Fleming discuss the Phoenix Street Railway's development, the types of cars employed, the track used, individual routes, maintenance issues, and working conditions for Railway employees.

Joseph Smith started working as a motorman on the Phoenix Street Railway in October of 1926 and retired in 1956. In this interview, Smith and Fleming discuss the Phoenix Street Railway's development, the types of cars employed, the track used, individual routes, maintenance issues, and working conditions for Railway employees. Smith also reflects on Phoenix's development, including "millionaire's row," the growth of residential neighborhoods, canals, and businesses.

ContributorsFleming, Lawrence J., 1932- (Interviewer) / Hodges, Sam (Samuel Rosco), 1889-1986 (Interviewee)
Created1972 (year uncertain)
Description

Sam Hodges went to work with the Phoenix Street Railway in 1913. He left the Railway to serve in the Army during World War I and returned to Phoenix in 1922. He continued working with the Railway until 1948, when he ran one of the last cars down Washington Street

Sam Hodges went to work with the Phoenix Street Railway in 1913. He left the Railway to serve in the Army during World War I and returned to Phoenix in 1922. He continued working with the Railway until 1948, when he ran one of the last cars down Washington Street in the "Last Run" ceremony. In this interview, Hodges and Fleming discuss specific lines, the construction and operation of cars used on the Railway, working conditions for Railway employees, and accidents on the Railway. Hodges also discusses a trip he took to visit his sister in California, the challenges American military personnel face when returning from deployment, and his time working on an Arizona ostrich farm.

Created1972-01-30
Description

Bill Scott began working for the Phoenix Street Railway in 1924. In this interview, Scott and Fleming discuss the types of cars used on the Railway and details of their construction and operation, individual lines, accidents, working conditions for Railway employees, various of Scott's colleagues, and Fleming's efforts to preserve

Bill Scott began working for the Phoenix Street Railway in 1924. In this interview, Scott and Fleming discuss the types of cars used on the Railway and details of their construction and operation, individual lines, accidents, working conditions for Railway employees, various of Scott's colleagues, and Fleming's efforts to preserve historic streetcars.

Created1966-11-22
Description

A color motion picture production with sound, complete audio recordings of the event and the event program documenting the dedication ceremony for Arizona State University's Charles Trumbull Hayden Library, November 22nd 1966.

Motion Picture: ASU President G. Homer Durham dedicates the building, and Senator Carl T. Hayden remembers his father, the

A color motion picture production with sound, complete audio recordings of the event and the event program documenting the dedication ceremony for Arizona State University's Charles Trumbull Hayden Library, November 22nd 1966.

Motion Picture: ASU President G. Homer Durham dedicates the building, and Senator Carl T. Hayden remembers his father, the namesake of the library. Library facilities and technologies are depicted. Narrated by Librarian Alan D. Covey.

Audio Recording:

Reel 1 Side A:
Norman H. Strouse Remarks

Reel 1 Side B:
President G. Homer Durham Concluding Remarks
ASU Symphonic Band

Reel 2 Side A:
Rev. Bert Johnson Invocation
President Durham Greetings and Introductions

Created1964-10-25
Description

Audio recording of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Memorial Union, October 25, 1954. Jim Creasman is master of ceremonies. Arizona State College cheer "With an A" is performed. Featuring speeches from Governor Howard Pyle, Senator Carl T. Hayden, student president Bill Coulson, head of the physical sciences department George M.

Audio recording of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Memorial Union, October 25, 1954. Jim Creasman is master of ceremonies. Arizona State College cheer "With an A" is performed. Featuring speeches from Governor Howard Pyle, Senator Carl T. Hayden, student president Bill Coulson, head of the physical sciences department George M. Bateman, President Grady Gammage, members of the alumni association, and others.

Created1984-09-19
Description
An invited lecture by "gonzo journalist" Hunter S.Thompson at Arizona State University, September 19, 1984. An amateur recording from the audience with significant background/crowd noise. The introduction is joined in progress. Thompson responds to questions from the audience. The talk includes some inappropriate language. The recording is incomplete but appears

An invited lecture by "gonzo journalist" Hunter S.Thompson at Arizona State University, September 19, 1984. An amateur recording from the audience with significant background/crowd noise. The introduction is joined in progress. Thompson responds to questions from the audience. The talk includes some inappropriate language. The recording is incomplete but appears to end as Thompson is finishing his remarks.
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Created2009
DescriptionPresident Barack Obama speaks at the ASU Commencement ceremony at Sun Devil Stadium, May 13, 2009.
Created1964-09-16
Description

An audio recording of the formal dedication of the Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium at Arizona State University. ASU President G. Homer Durham makes remarks and introduces several invited speakers. The recording is presented in three segments.