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    Ted Lane and David Lane
    01:16:40
    Ted Lane and David Lane
    Amanda Plumb
    March 3, 2011 Atlanta StoryBooth

    Ted Lane (67) tells his son David Lane (47) about taking care of his siblings when he was young and making toys from things he found in the trash. He talks about meeting his wife and lying to his parents...

    • 1953 Chevy
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    Henry Smithers and Roxann Smithers
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    Henry Smithers and Roxann Smithers
    Hillery Rink
    May 24, 2016 Atlanta StoryBooth

    Roxann Smithers (39) interviews her father Henry Smithers (68) about his childhood in West Virginia, his time serving in Vietnam, and his 33-year career as a truck driver.

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