Posted on 02/09/2025 11:26:36 AM PST by Eleutheria5
0:00 Introduction
1:35 Rowena (Belle's Niece) Speaking
2:25 Belle Buford Thom Collins Speaking
This is Belle Buford Thom Collins, born in 1878, speaking about her childhood in 1880s Los Angeles. Her father, Cameron E. Thom, was the Mayor of Los Angeles between 1882 and 1884. Mrs. Collins' niece, Rowena, is the person speaking in the beginning of the recording. Audio has been remastered. This was recorded on November 26, 1964. The original tape contained several gaps, so some areas begin in mid-sentence. All photographs are of early Los Angeles, between the 1870s to the late 1890s.
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My paternal grandfather was born in what was the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1888 and came over to the US at 13 years old.
Nanzi Pelosi said, “Oh, yes.
I remember walking to school with her as a little girl.”
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The city so nice, they named it...well actually they didn’t. Long time ago a bunch of Spaniards rode in and said “hey. We’re in Los Angeles.”
This from 1974;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch9FEk9lG54
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