Item
David Downs Oral History, 2021/02/20
Media
Title (Dublin Core)
David Downs Oral History, 2021/02/20
Mini oral history with David Downs, 02/20/2021
Description (Dublin Core)
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.
Recording Date (Dublin Core)
02/20/2021
Creator (Dublin Core)
Alisha Downs
David Downs
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Alisha Downs
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST494
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
oral history
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Home & Family Life
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
SilverJOTPY
Augusta
Kansas
family
aircraft
Textron Aviation
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
SilverJOTPY
Collection (Dublin Core)
Over 60
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
02/21/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
03/13/2021
09/05/2021
01/24/2024
Date Created (Dublin Core)
02/20/2021
Interviewer (Bibliographic Ontology)
Alisha Downs
Interviewee (Bibliographic Ontology)
David Downs
Location (Omeka Classic)
Augusta
Kansas
United States of America
Format (Dublin Core)
mp3
Language (Dublin Core)
English
Duration (Omeka Classic)
00:01:20
abstract (Bibliographic Ontology)
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.
Transcription (Omeka Classic)
Alisha Downs 0:00
Hi, my name is Alisha Downs, and I’m an undergraduate student as ASU enrolled in HST 494. The date is February, 20th of 2021, and the time is 8:35 AM, and I am speaking with David Downs. I want to ask you a question about your pandemic experience. Before I do, I would like to ask for your consent to record this response for the COVID-19 archive. The COVID-19 archive is a digital archive at ASU that is collecting pandemic experiences. Do I have your consent to record your response and add it to the archive with your name?
David Downs 0:39
Yes.
Alisha Downs 0:40
Thank you! First, can you tell me your name and your age?
David Downs 0:44
David Downs. I’m 64.
Alisha Downs 0:47
And you are- your race?
David Downs 0:50
I’m white.
Alisha Downs 0:51
And where do you live?
David Downs 0:52
In Augusta, Kansas.
Alisha Downs 0:54
Augusta, Kansas. Thank you! Now I’d like to ask you a quick question about the pandemic. We’ve experienced a lot of changes in 2020 and many have been negative and disruptive. But perhaps it’s not all bad. What’s one positive thing you’ve experienced during the pandemic?
David Downs 1:10
I guess I got to stay off work and spend time with my family.
Alisha Downs 1:14
Oh, you enjoy spending time with your family, yeah I get that! Well, thank you for your time today.
Hi, my name is Alisha Downs, and I’m an undergraduate student as ASU enrolled in HST 494. The date is February, 20th of 2021, and the time is 8:35 AM, and I am speaking with David Downs. I want to ask you a question about your pandemic experience. Before I do, I would like to ask for your consent to record this response for the COVID-19 archive. The COVID-19 archive is a digital archive at ASU that is collecting pandemic experiences. Do I have your consent to record your response and add it to the archive with your name?
David Downs 0:39
Yes.
Alisha Downs 0:40
Thank you! First, can you tell me your name and your age?
David Downs 0:44
David Downs. I’m 64.
Alisha Downs 0:47
And you are- your race?
David Downs 0:50
I’m white.
Alisha Downs 0:51
And where do you live?
David Downs 0:52
In Augusta, Kansas.
Alisha Downs 0:54
Augusta, Kansas. Thank you! Now I’d like to ask you a quick question about the pandemic. We’ve experienced a lot of changes in 2020 and many have been negative and disruptive. But perhaps it’s not all bad. What’s one positive thing you’ve experienced during the pandemic?
David Downs 1:10
I guess I got to stay off work and spend time with my family.
Alisha Downs 1:14
Oh, you enjoy spending time with your family, yeah I get that! Well, thank you for your time today.
This item was submitted on February 21, 2021 by Alisha Downs using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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