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OHB 0021

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeNORTHERN, Joe (b. 1924)
ProfessionsOwner and operator
EmployersJoe's Cleaners

About this oral history

Interview ID #OHB 0021
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionOwner and operator of Joe’s Cleaners, Denton, Texas. Family background; early work experiences; education; work as youth in cleaning shop; opening Joe’s Cleaners, 1944; decline of dry cleaning business; his unique credit system; importance of self-employment; other business ventures; dealings with City of Denton; history of his business.
Interviewer(s)Floyd Jenkins
Physical Description58 pp.
Terms of UseOpen