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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. At the time of this interview Glenn Rowell was a Tree Maintenance Lead Worker with Caltrans at the San Leandro Maintenance Station. The day after the earthquake, he was assigned to work at the Cypress Structure to operate a High Ranger, an aerial piece of equipment to carry people to the top of the Structure. Initially, Rowell carried rescue people to retrieve victims, and later engineers who were monitoring the stress cracks on the remaining structures. He has worked around the Cypress Structure for over 20 years so it was a surprise to him that the structure came down.
Type
sound
Format
Original Stereo Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
casadt_000255
Language
English
Subject
Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif., 1989 California. Department of Transportation
Place
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
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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