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Born in 1915 at Long Beach, Ca. Parents, Frank and Lois Smith. Uncle, George Smith ad ranch at end of School Street Schooled in Big Pine at age of 9. Sisters: Eleanor and Dorothy. Moved to Long Beach 1927. Road to Los Angeles was dirt. Abdreen had a piece of cement road. Father Skeet Smith had a Service Station and Garage. Story of ground breaking away, Big Pine Canyon Ranches sold to DWP. Town people hot over City purchases. Comstock blown up at Power House. George Warren. Most people felt they were forced to sell Uncle George had a dairy. Howdy Smith. Family daily life, electricity, water and heating. Cutting wood. Carlon Harrah, niece, Connie Hilderbrand. Side B School year book. Erma Baker(?) and Lois Smith School memories. Teacher, Miss Barble. Halls Hall. Sister played piano for silent movies. Bank closure. Blacks store. Blacks hotel. Black hotel burning. Butler Hotel. Wing Foo, cook at black hotel Joe Meredith, black family, Indian children going to school. Teacher, Mr. Gwen. Halls Hall scene of graduations, Christmas plays, school plays, silent movies, dances. Jail was at the rear. Winter storms. Tape 2 Hospital facilities. Fathers mechanic abilities Sulphur Mine. Sulphur Mine accident. Blue Star Talc Mine Apple Ranch, Big Pine. Husband hauled apples to Los Willow Creek, Saline Valley White Eagle Mine. Snowflake Talc Mine. Husband came from Indiana in John Laxague had 17 children. 1933 snow. Angeles (talc mine) 1931. Glacier Lodge burning in 1969 Side B Rope tow for skiing Norman Clyde. Locating Bammer after crash Hershell Bice. Hunting on river. Swegger resort. Fish Springs school house. Alcorn Ranch. Westgard Pass pine nutting. Tom Stone. Charlott Bacoch, basket maker. Husband made drums. Side B Indians making baskets. Basket collection. Taboose nuts. Warren pool and Gorge. Warren ranch. Zurich Station. Tape 3 Community Christmas, Bill the Elk stories, Mrs. Drakes, cafe Beacon Tavern. Joe Bright, brother-in-law, M.P. at Manzanar. Manzanar story. Temperleys Tavern. Big Pine paper. Side B Ed Blake Sanger ranch Eaton ranch Josephs Market. Jack Black (Black Mine). Alice Booth. Organizations: Neighbors of Woodcraft, Masons, Young Mothers Club. Gerkin Ranch. Holland Theater.
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