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| Title | Halligan, Russell - Interview and Memoir |
| Subject |
Amusements Aviation Beardstown (Ill.) Grocery Trade Inventors River Boats Social Life and Customs |
| Description | Russell Halligan, grocery owner in Beardstown, Illinois, discusses his pioneering work in aircraft design and other aspects of early 20th century life. He recalls his interest in airplanes and their technology, construction and testing of the "Halligan plane" and outside interest in developing the project. He also discusses early 20th century social activities including Nickelodeons, river-boat shows, and picnics; transportation; WWI and WWII; and the family grocery and dry goods business. Also mentions Beardstown mineral water and the 1923 St. Louis Air Races. |
| Creator | Halligan, Russell (1900-1980) |
| Contributing Institution | Oral History Collection, Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Contributors | Waggoner, Horace Q. [interviewer] |
| Date | 1976 |
| Type | text; sound |
| Digital Format | PDF; MP3 |
| Identifier | H156R |
| Language | en |
| Rights | © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html |
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| Title | Russell Halligan Memoir |
| Source | Russell Halligan Memoir.pdf |
| Rights | © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html |