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Whittier Museum
Description
Alan LeFever was born on Second Street in Whittier in 1923. His father had an orange grove in East Whittier, bordered by Second Street, Ocean View, Whittier Blvd, and California Street. He remembers the 1929 earthquake, and how it caused him to attend first grade at the East Whittier Women's Club. His first grade teacher, Miss Wicker, has an auditorium at East Whittier Middle School named after her (Emma A. Wicker auditorium). He discusses what it was like to live in Whittier when it was full of farms.
Type
sound
Format
Master Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1 00:25:07
Identifier
cawhm_000062
Subject
Earthquakes Wicker, Emma A
Time Period
1920/1991
Place
Whittier (Calif.)
Provenance
Whittier Museum California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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