"Cliff" 9/28/75 Side 1., 1975

Item — track: 18

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Scope and Contents

Cliff says that he remembers Mary Pickford as being the first image on television, Pem says it was Mickey Mouse because of the higher contrast. He says the first time he remembers really believing television would be big was when he found himself subconsciously focused on the content instead of the quality of the image during 1928.
Cliff and Pem both tell a story of a Christmas party getting out of control and they laugh about it.
Pem tells a story of taking a cab from a driver who was rude and took a longer route to get more money so they ended up tipping him a nickel and then taking it back after he made a disgusted face.
Cliff remarks that he was always impressed most with Phil's ability to multi-task and handle such a huge variety and volume of tasks.
She notes that there is a large gap in Phil's journal from September to October of the year that there was a fire in the lab and asks why that might have been because he was usually so meticulous about writing regularly.
He tells a story about missing rent payments for three months and not being kicked out and says he was amazed by the generosity and trust that he was shown which he didn't expect in a bigger city

Dates

1975

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material in English.

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