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Born: Brea, Ca 1923 Tape 1 Father employed at Gorge, 1924, for Edison (Jack Blair) Moved back to Brea. 1929 moved back to Bishop. Cloudburst in Bishop Creek Area Parents: Howard and Alice Pearson. Sisters: Hallie and Cora Lee (aka Cokie). Father employed by DWP at East Portal, 1935 as Pump repair man. Camped at Alpers Ranch. Shaft 1 & 2 and West Portal Wintered at Arcularius Ranch Crestview school, 25 students. Shaft 1 fire. Tick Hollow” Heavy deep snow. Life at Tick Hollow (Shaft 20 25 houses East Portal Camp (deep shaft). Crestview 8th grade graduation Side B Penney Bakery in Mammoth. Bill Banta, Standard Station, Lee Vining Ice from earthquake fault. Recreation and family life. First Aide Station. Men only employment. Deer hunting. Mono Project: Frank Krater, Cecil Lewis, Paul DeDecker, Truman Buff came to Independence at end of job. Harold Frew, Independence Office. Pearson girls lived in Bishop for schooling Bought Script for $10.00 (Black Grocery Store). Moved to Lee Vining. Casa Diablo Hot Creek. 1939 Lee Vining. Tape 2 Clothing for tunnel work Side B Visiting Tick Hollow, East & West Portal Life in Lee Vining. Gary DeChambeau. Lee Vining, Bantas Station, Motel and Store Hess Garage and Dry Good Store. Lily LaBrack Tex Cushion. Tioga Lodge, Cunningham. Cunningham family. McPherson, Mono Inn Mono Lake boat ride Conway Ranch and Dairy. El Mono Hotel. Indian families south of Lee Vining Mono Lake Salts. Dances. Moved to Independence, Commander House. Parents purchased house on Washington. Parents built home on Rosedale. Mono Project, approx. 200 employees Tape 3 1940 moved to Independence DWP selling houses. Relining Aqueduct (shut-off). Father well-liked. Batch Plants: Olancha, Cottonwood, south Alabama Gates Aqueduct breaks. Darwin lot sale Sage Flats. Pittsburgh Plate Glass. Bell, Dill, Budke hired by DWP Andaconda Mine. WWII Ditch Riders (horse back) Aqueduct patrol. DWP Manzanar Picnic Land sales. War Bond promotion DWP, economy to area Water Systems. Side B DWP move to Bishop Power price in '40s Movie Leases. Married during WWII. Purchased Henry Schabell Ranch Water well. DWP hiring women. Jack Blair: Gorge school bus tale Independence Feed Store. Birth of Lori Tape 5 Elizabeth Wimmer - memorabilia
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