My father ran Penny Pictures [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorCrow, Joan Katie, 1924-; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionInterview with Joan Katie Crow (nee Sharpe). Introductory summary -- Biographical details -- Father -- W. G. Sharpe's corner store 1919-1950 -- Sharpe's Penny Pictures 1930-1933, audience of 70 grew to 300 -- Closure due to fire precautions -- Depression years at Grocery Store -- Holiday home -- H.M.A. Victualling Depot as typist 1940 -- W.W.II security on wharf -- Marriage 1945, lived in her father's house in Forrest St. -- Change in area over 50 yearsImprint1986Collation1 sound cassette (60 min.) + Guide to contents (5 leaves) + Collateral (20 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1986NotesInterview conducted by Margaret Howroyd on 12th February 1986 Access: OpenContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL: Photocopies of: Cash book 20/1/1919 [from Mr Sharpe's shop] (10 leaves) ; "William George Sharpe ..." [biographical information] (3 leaves) ; "Joan Katie Crow (nee Sharpe) [biographical information] (1 leaf) ; Grocery receipt and identity card (1 leaf) ; Motor spirit ration ticket and Wharf permit (1 leaf) ; Extract of birth entry [William George Sharp[e]] (1 leaf) ; "In loving memory" [Eliza Matthews] (1 leaf) ; Registration of death [William George Sharpe] (1 leaf) ; Newspaper clipping "50-year-old film in color" (1 leaf)Dewey ClassOH/CROAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000424774LocationOral History Collection

PeopleWilliam George SharpeSubjectCinemasRetail tradeWorld War, 1939-1945Victoria Quay CollectionOral History Collection

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