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Audio Recording "I remember the first day of business -- it was scary."

"I remember the first day of business -- it was scary."

About this Item

Title

  • "I remember the first day of business -- it was scary."

Names

  • Owens, Doug (Narrator)
  • Levitas, Susan, 1961- (Interviewer)

Created / Published

  • 1994-08-28

Headings

  • -  African Americans
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Oral history
  • -  Sound recordings
  • -  Grocery stores
  • -  L & B Food Center (Paterson, N.J.)
  • -  Neighborhood stores
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  United States -- New Jersey -- Paterson

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  Interview with Doug Owens, owner, L & B Food Center.
  • -  Summary of audio segment: (Remember first customer?) no; (First day of business?) It was scary; after few customers came in and had what they wanted, felt good; had a lot of snuff around; got rid of it; didn't think people up north used it. They do. Every place can't carry every thing. Might not have an extension chord; now I (carry them); got to have what people want. You've got to carry as much as you can or you'll lose your business.

Medium

  • Digital Audio Tape

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AFC 1995/028: WIP-SL-A019

Source Collection

  • Working in Paterson Project Collection (AFC 1995/028)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line

Working in Paterson Project collection, 1993-2002 (AFC 1995/028), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Owens, Doug, and Susan Levitas. "I remember the first day of business -- it was scary.". -08-28, 1994. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afcwip003654/.

APA citation style:

Owens, D. & Levitas, S. (1994) "I remember the first day of business -- it was scary.". -08-28. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afcwip003654/.

MLA citation style:

Owens, Doug, and Susan Levitas. "I remember the first day of business -- it was scary.". -08-28, 1994. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afcwip003654/>.