Oral history interview with Anthony Misetich.

Oral history interview with Anthony Nizetich.

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.

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.

August Felando was born in San Pedro, California, in 1929. His family roots reach back to Viz Island, Croatia, and Guernica in the Basque province of Spain. He fished on two-family owned tuna and sardine purse seine vessels during 1946-1950. In 1951, he became a co-owner of the F/V Challenger, a tuna baitboat, and as managing owner sold the vessel in 1958 for conversion to a tuna seiner. From 1960-1991, he managed the affairs of the American Tunaboat Association, including participation in hearings before the California State legislature, Congressional Committees, and federal agencies.

On August 9, 2007, Bill and Dave Goeser were interviewed for the People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish project. Bill Goeser, 85 years old at the time of the interview, was born and raised in Stockbridge, Wisconsin. His family has a long history of involvement in sturgeon spearing, a tradition that has been passed down through generations. Bill Goeser begins by recounting how his grandfather, despite having only one arm, was able to spear sturgeon by holding the spear over the top and stabbing downward.

Oral history interview with Bill Stein.

Oral history interview with Bob Mohle. 

Brian Harrison was interviewed for the Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project. Born in 1927 in Port Talbot, South Wales, United Kingdom, Harrison began a seafaring career in 1943 as a cadet. The interview covers Harrison's experiences in the maritime industry, including his first voyage to the Port of Los Angeles in 1951. Harrison discusses his early impressions of the port, his career progression from a ship’s cadet to a qualified ship captain, and his eventual transition to life ashore in Los Angeles.

Candelario Gonzales was interviewed for the Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project. Candelario Gonzales, born on February 2, 1906, in Zacatecas, Mexico, immigrated to the United States with his family in 1920. His family settled in San Pedro, California, after initially arriving in Nogales, Arizona. The interview begins with Gonzales recounting his early life in Mexico and his family's reasons for immigrating to the United States. After his father passed away when Gonzales was three years old, his family faced economic hardships.