Kenneth on the Making Of and Bargaining for a Peacock Feather Hat

Kenneth on the Making Of and Bargaining for a Peacock Feather Hat

While traveling, Kenneth came upon a seller of peacock feather hats. The seller required the buyer to provide the pheasants which might be used in the making of the hat. Kenneth, however, found a premade hat in the house, tried it on and, finding that it fit, bargained to buy it.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1953

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Kenneth Landon (1903-1993)

4:40

Box 83: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," CDs 76-94

Hour 79, clip 8

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical