The Port of Los Angeles
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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John Papadakis | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with John Papadakis. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
John Guest | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with John Guest. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Lorenzo DiCarlo | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with Lorenzo DiCarlo. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Joan Milke Flores | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with Joan Milke Flores. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Tom Warren | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with Tom Warren. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Art Almeida | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Art Almeida was born on December 27, 1928, in San Pedro. His mother came to the United States from Ciudad Guerrero in northern Mexico when she was about six years old. His father, born in Santa María de Los Angeles in Jalisco, came to the US in 1909 and married Art's mother around 1917 in Morenci, Arizona. Art's father was a hacendado from the landed gentry, and his mother's family crossed the border into Morenci, Arizona. Art's father was a kindly man, about six feet tall, fair-skinned, and articulate. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
James Yamamoto | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
James Yamamoto, born in 1936, hails from Terminal Island, California. His early life was shaped by the local Japanese fishing community and his father's grocery store. The onset of World War II marked a period of upheaval for Yamamoto and his family, as they were subjected to internment along with many other Japanese Americans. This experience had a profound impact on his family's ship chandlery business. Post-war, Yamamoto witnessed and adapted to the evolution of communication within the shipping industry. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Art Bartlett | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Arthur Bartlett was born in Faversham, Kent County, U.K., on October 25th, 1919. He immigrated to San Pedro in 1923 due to the influenza epidemic in Europe. Bartlett worked in the newspaper business as a young boy and later served in the Air Force during World War II. He also had experience working as a deckhand on a coastwise ship. Bartlett became a reverend and ministered at Beacon Street, an area known for its seafaring community, businesses, and various activities. He was involved in counseling and providing support to individuals in the community, including those in recovery. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
William Gravett | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with William Gravett, |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Helen DiMaggio | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with Helen DiMaggio. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles |