Oral history interview, 1975 Mar. 21 [sound recording].

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Oral history interview, 1975 Mar. 21 [sound recording].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44730600

Sound recording of interview concerning his experiences surveying for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Mexico during the Yaqui rebellion and Mexican revolution. Talks about Epes Randolph, Wallace's photography, and cameras. He also talks about mining in the Pena Blanca area during the Depression. The he talks about his work as Chief Locating Engineer for the Arizona State Highway Dept. and mentions Route 66, the Black Canyon Highway, and other projects. He also mentions the 1914 flooding of Tucson and tells the story of men trying to row from Nogales to Tucson on the Santa Cruz River. He mentions fires in Tucson and Dillinger's visit to town.

Transcript (37 p.)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7545128

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Ferrocarril Sud Pacífico de Mexico.

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Brinckerhoff, Sidney B., 1933-

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Director, Arizona Historical Society, 1962 to 1985. From the description of Oral history interview, 1967 Feb. 19 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 35770070 ...

Southern Pacific railroad company

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Wallace, Norman G. (Norman Grant), 1885-1983.

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Randolph, Epes, 1856-1921

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