Ybor City Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Pozzetta, George E.
Publisher
University of South Florida Libraries
Date
1980-04-24
Publication Date
1-4-2010
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Armando Lopez, a longtime resident of Ybor City. Lopez was born in Cuba in 1904 and came to Tampa in 1922 when he was seventeen years old. He learned how to make cigars while still in Cuba, then worked at several factories in Tampa. Lopez describes the cigar factories, including the custom of the lector, or reader.
Keywords
Cuban Americans--Florida--Tampa, Cigar makers--Interviews, Cigar industry--Florida--Tampa, History--Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.), Social Life and customs--Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)
Description
1 sound file (33 min.) : digital, MPEG4 file
Subject: topical
Cuban Americans--Florida--Tampa; Cigar makers--Interviews; Cigar industry--Florida--Tampa; History--Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.); Social Life and customs--Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)
Language
English
Type
Sound
Genre
oral histories, online audio
Format
audio
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Collection
Ybor City Oral History Project
Identifier
Y10-00078
Recommended Citation
University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Lopez, Armando, "Armando Lopez oral history interview" (2010). Ybor City Oral History Project. 2.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ybor_ohp/2
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