The fortune-telling mind reader's story (WPA oral-history interview with 'Miss Smith')

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

English - June 24, 2024 14:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
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WPA writer William C. Haight's 1939 oral history interview with a fascinating fortune-teller he identified only as 'Miss Smith,' in her tea-room business in Portland's Carlton Hotel. (For the transcript, see https://www.loc.gov/item/wpalh001945/ )