Earliest Memories - Interview with Simon Wong

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Title

Earliest Memories - Interview with Simon Wong

Contributor(s)

Wong, Simon (Interviewee)

Project Title

Expo Retro

Type of Resource

sound recording-nonmusical

Genre

oral histories (literary works)

Date Created

1986

Publisher

Vancouver Public Library

Place

Vancouver

Language

English

Description

Simon talks about some of his earliest memories which include Expo 86. He describes the Highway 86 Installation and sitting on the motorcycles, and he recalls trying to find Expo Ernie on the fairgrounds so he could shake his hand, prompting Expo Ernie to light up and speak!

Form

Sound recording

Extent

00:01:02

Digital Origin

Born digital

Subject(s)

Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.)
Expo Ernie
Robots
Expo 86 - Highway 86 Installation
Motorcycles
Children

Location(s)

British Columbia - Vancouver - Downtown

Time Period

1980s

Use and Reproduction

In copyright. For information about how you can use this item, see https://vpl.arcabc.ca/thisvancouver/use-reproduction

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