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| Call Number | GB1225.C3R65 |
| Title | The 1955 Santa Cruz Flood [by Howell Rommel]. Interviewed and edited by Elizabeth Spedding Calciano |
| Creator |
Rommel, Howell, narrator Calciano, Elizabeth Spedding, 1939- , interviewer |
| Publisher | [Santa Cruz, Calif. : University of California, Santa Cruz, University Library] |
| Date of Publication | 1973 |
| Description/Abstract | In 1955 Santa Cruz suffered a major flood which resulted in the San Lorenzo River flood-control project and the redevelopment of a large portion of the downtown area. Howell Rommel, an enthusiastic amateur photographer, recorded the rising flood waters and the subsequent damage in a series of 61 slides. This volume contains prints of those slides which are accompanied by his explanatory comments and his responses to the interviewer's questions. |
| Subject.LCSH |
Santa Cruz County (Calif.) Natural disasters Flood damage Floods |
| Geographic Location.TGN |
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz (county) California United States |
| Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Original Size | 67 l. col. illus. 29 cm. |
| Notes | Typescript. Edited transcript of the taped interview conducted November 13, 1972 at the Library as part of the Regional History Project of the University Library. |
| Owning Institution & Contact Info | University of California, Santa Cruz. McHenry Library, Regional History Project. 1156 High Street. Santa Cruz, CA, 95064. (831) 459-2847. ihreti@ucsc.edu |
| Owning Institution Homepage | http://library.ucsc.edu/reg-hist/ |
| Copyright Statement | PLEASE NOTE: These interviews are provided for research purposes only. All uses of these manuscripts are covered by copyright agreement between the interviewees and the Regents of the University of California. All the literary rights in these manuscripts, including the right to publish, are reserved to the University of California, Santa Cruz. No part of these manuscripts may be quoted for publication without the permission of the University Librarian of the University of California, Santa Cruz. |
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| Title | rommel |
| Owning Institution & Contact Info | University of California, Santa Cruz. McHenry Library, Regional History Project. 1156 High Street. Santa Cruz, CA, 95064. (831) 459-2847. ihreti@ucsc.edu |
| Owning Institution Homepage | http://library.ucsc.edu/reg-hist/ |
| Copyright Statement | PLEASE NOTE: These interviews are provided for research purposes only. All uses of these manuscripts are covered by copyright agreement between the interviewees and the Regents of the University of California. All the literary rights in these manuscripts, including the right to publish, are reserved to the University of California, Santa Cruz. No part of these manuscripts may be quoted for publication without the permission of the University Librarian of the University of California, Santa Cruz. |
| Viewing note | For the best viewing experience, we recommend the following browsers: Safari 5+, Internet Explorer 8.0+, Google Chrome 12+. The recommended viewer for PDF transcript and text files is Adobe® Reader® version 8.0+. Please contact us if you have problems accessing the oral histories. |