Watching the Elevators

ID: 1419 ~ Source: Casimir, Anna Gladys Jenkins, interviewed by Lois E. Myers, June 22, 1995, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Anna Gladys Jenkins Casimir explains her experiences of visiting the tall building and watching the elevators in the 1910s.

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By Kyle Baughman & Amanda Sawyer
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