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Reading the letters of ex-convict Jimmy Blake

BROADCAST: Jul. 11, 1962 | DURATION: 00:57:18

Synopsis

Terkel comments and reads letters of ex-convict Jimmy Blake

Details

Broadcast Date
Jul. 11, 1962

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 58 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
57 minutes, 18 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Music Music - Jazz Literature Journalism & Broadcasting Law, Crime, Prison

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