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These recordings are of an interview with Elizabeth A. Craig-Klusman that took place in 1978. Craig-Klusman came to the Upland area with her family in 1903 to meet her father who had been living there for a few years prior. The interview discussed how Cucamonga had changed over time with reference to locations of stores and other landmarks. Craig-Klusman discussed her trip with her husband to Germany, where he was from. The interview also discussed Craig-Klusman’s home and the architecture. Craig-Klusman also talked about the damage that the 1938 and 1969 floods did in the area. Craig-Klusman recalled that her husband had been the president of the Cucamonga Water Company for 35 years. The interview discussed a particular meeting between the leaders of the Metropolitan Water Company, but Craig-Klusman did not attend because only men were invited to the meeting. Craig-Klusman told the interviewer that her husband was one of the people who helped to fund the building of the Sycamore Hotel. Craig-Klusman also reflected upon the people who worked in the vineyard, about the cabins that they stayed in, and her relationship with the workers. Craig-Klusman discussed the street that was named after her husband: Klusman Avenue. The interview ended as Craig-Klusman and the interviewer talked about the library and life in Upland.
Audio cassette tape, 1 cassette tape, Oral History #65: San Antonio Water Company Oral History Collection, Upland Public Library Local History Collection.
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