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Reminiscences of Arthur Douglas Addams about his life

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Date(s): late 20th century

Creator(s): Addams, Arthur Douglas

Scope & Content: Tracks 1 and 2: Arthur talks about ship repair yards in Falmouth; ships being sold; American crew; accommodation; the captain; storerooms; Captain Anderson; being given a canary; Las Palmas; buying, selling cigarettes; Rotterdam; getting engaged; London; getting married; going to watch shows; taking over the ship for 6 weeks; being away from his wife; chief steward and the crew; menu on the ship; getting supplies; sailing to Texas; problems sailing; illness at sea; [mentions male anatomy in detail]; Greece and Pompeii.

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Administration / Biographical History: Arthur Douglas Addams (1920-2011) was born on 22 February 1920 in Douglas.

Language: eng

Extent: 1 hr. 35 min. 16 sec.

Item name: cassette tape

Collection: Sound Archive

Level: ITEM

ID number: SA 2019-0110/11

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Subject tags : #UOSH

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