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Rick Herpel interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Rick Herpel interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Date
1987-07-30
Description
One audio cassette. Herpel, owner of Herpel Cast Floor Tile and Stone Company, discusses his family history in Connecticut; the founding of the business in 1948 by his father, Henry; types of rock used; making stone tiles, grave markers, houses, and other masonry projects; moving to Florida to cash in on development; types of tiles; casting stone and tiles; his workers; his employment career; and learning the trade.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1685_05_tape09Rick Herpel interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundMerchants
Executives
Field recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Business
Family history
Community enterprise
Stone structures
Stone, cast
Mason
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