Thompson, Frank (Col.)

Date:
1986-09-09
Length:
120 minutes.
Interviewer:
Syvertsen, Thomas H.
Transcription available:
yes
Series:
Distilling Industry in Kentucky
Series ID:
9999_003
Interview Number(s):
1986__191
1986__192
Summary:
Colonel Thompson, former president of Glenmore Distilleries, discusses the Prohibition era, Colonel Taylor, Green River Whiskey and various other notable figures in the distillery business. He also talks about the Kentucky distilling industry in general. Tape II is mysteriously blank.
Topic(s):
Distilling industries--Kentucky, Whiskey industry--Kentucky, Glenmore Distilleries Company, Green River Distilling Company, Prohibition, Liquor industry executives--Kentucky