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Title
Henry and Hazel Gerdts Oral History
Creator
San Jose Historical Museum Association
Date Created and/or Issued
[1992-01-27,1992-02-05]
Contributing Institution
History San Jose Research Library
Collection
California Revealed from History San Jose
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by History San Jose. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of History San Jose. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Description
Retired orchardist Gerdts was a greeter at the Santa Clara County Fair for over 50 years, and he recounts growing up on an orchard in the Evergreen area of San Jose in one of the first pioneer families to settle in Evergreen. The first and second parts are Henry Gerdts only; wife Hazel Gerdts joins him for the remainder and gives her own recollections about when radio, telephone and electricity first came into her life, and what life was like in the Santa Clara Valley in the early 20th century.
Notes on original container: (Tapes 2 and 3) - Gerdts, Hazel and Henry, (orig) 05Feb'92
Type
sound
Format
Master
Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
3 Tapes of 3
04:43:52
Identifier
1997-90-18
casjhsj_000262_t01; casjhsj_000262_t02; casjhsj_000262_t03
Language
English
Subject
Farming
Fruit-culture--California
Orchards
Pioneers--California
Time Period
1910/1950
Place
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
Provenance
History San Jose
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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