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Oral history of Zelma Miller, 1985 October, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-025-1
Abstract
Miller tells of her family's move, when she was 14 years old, to the Gilbert area to farm. She describes her schooling, some of the area's fairs and parades, going to the movies, and other things they did for entertainment. She talks about medicine, home remedies, and how her entire family was ill during the flu epidemic of 1918. She recalls that Mesa's streets began to be paved around 1918 and that her father's first car was a ?Grant.? Miller talks about her daily home life and then...
Dates:
1985 October; Digitization: 2006 March
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