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Description
Interview with George Ehret, a former Railway Post Office clerk running out of Oakland. The interview focuses on interpretation and simulation ideas pertaining to the California State Railroad Museum's RPO Car #42. Topics include how to set up the car, where to get artifacts for inside the car, how to allow children to sort letters, how to make the car interactive, making a CSRM RPO cancellation stamp, and how to configure the display area at the rear of the car.
Type
sound
Format
Original Stereo Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
AC 11 cscrm_000503
Language
English
Subject
Railway mail cars
Provenance
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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