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Collected Item: “David Downs Oral History, 2021/02/20”

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Silver Linings: An Oral Interview with Mr. Downs

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audio interview

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David Downs is a man of very few words. He is 64 years old and works a laborious job in an aircraft plant for Textron Aviation. He also manages a home with many animals, including horses. When I asked him to do an interview, he wasn’t terribly excited, as you can see by the short answers and hear by the bored voice. However, he did admit that time off work was a silver lining in the pandemic, as well as getting to spend more time with his family.

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#silverlinings, #HST 494, #oralhistory

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Alisha Downs

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2021-02-20
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