George Fass Oral History, Part 1/2

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ContributorMohave County Library DistrictIntervieweeGeorge FassInterviewerTrish CobbSubjectWorld War IIKingman (Ariz.)Mohave County (Ariz.)Children and familyRanchingMining-ArizonaDescriptionGeorge Fass was born in 1929 and raised in Kingman, Arizona and has lived most of his life there. In this interview, Fass relates some of the changes in Kingman as it grew from a small town with only one stop sign and surrounded by ranches, to the city it is today. Fass also reminisced about the older ranching families in Mohave County, his own family, the impact of World War II on Kingman, the variety of jobs he worked at throughout Northern Arizona to survive scarce employment, and leisure activities around Kingman.Audio Length00:14:47Date Original2011-01-26Date Range1920s (1920-1929)1930s (1930-1939)1940s (1940-1949)1950s (1950-1959)1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)1990s (1990-1999)2000s (2000-2009)2010s (2010-2019)TypeSound- NonmusicalOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState Archives- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionCapturing Arizona's StoriesRights StatementFrom the collection of the History and Archives Division, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Copyright and/or publication rights for all items in this collection are retained by this institution. For assistance with permission to re-use or other reference questions, please contact the Archives at [email protected]

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City or TownKingmanCountyMohave CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

Oral HistoryGeorge FassPlaceKingmanTopicBusiness and IndustryCommunitiesLaborMilitaryTourismTransportation

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IdentifierOH6_SG3_FassGeorge01262011Session1Digital FormatMP3

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George Fass Oral History, Part 1/2