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Title
Loma Prieta Oral History of Michael Terry
Creator
Loma Prieta Oral History Project
Date Created and/or Issued
1989-11-15
Contributing Institution
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Collection
California Revealed from California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by California Department of Transportation. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. 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
Maintenance Supervisor based at the Ettie Street Maintenance Yard at the time of the earthquake. In this interview Michael reflects on his personal experience with the earthquake and his department's response to the destruction caused by the earthquake. Maintenance had to assist the rescue operations at the Cypress structure as well as close highway routes, repair damaged highway surfaces and shoulders, and bridges.
Type
sound
Format
Original
Audio cassette
Extent
1 Tape of 1
00:25:00
Identifier
casadt_000197
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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