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Description
In the wake of the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, Caltrans commissioned an oral history project to document the personal and professional experiences of Caltrans employees who worked to restore the State's damaged transportation system. This recording is the Loma Prieta oral history of Richard "Slick" Graves. At the time of the Loma Prieta earthquake Graves was a Highway Maintenance Equipment Operator with Caltrans at the Santa Maria Maintenance Station. After the earthquake happened his supervisor called and told him that his crew would be going to Gilroy the next morning. Graves spent his time on Highway 152 to remove rocks from the highway using a loader. There were three different landslides on the highway that had to be cleared. Then his crew filled all the cracks on the highway pavement. This recording gives details on how highways and roads were cleared after the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
Type
sound
Format
Original Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
casadt_000095
Language
English
Provenance
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 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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