| Title: |
Floyd Gomez
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| Local code: |
OH-138
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Tempe Historical Museum. Research Library
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| Collection: |
Barrios Oral History Project
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| Description: |
In this interview, Floyd Gomez talks primarily about the Jones and Gomez families in Tempe. This includes stories about his grandfather, Dr. W. W. Jones, who was a partner with the Goldwater brothers freighting business in the 1860s, and about his father, Jesus E. Gomez, who was captured by Apaches as a child and later escaped and returned to a family member in Tubac. He also discusses his career as a cowboy, as supervisor and truck driver for the Tovrea Meat Packing Company, and as an independent cattle rancher. Other topics include his memories of school experiences and parades in Tempe.
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| Extent: |
24 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.tempe.gov/museum/oh138.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1993 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Gomez, Floyd, 1900-1996
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
15-Sep-1900
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Tempe, AZ; Arizona; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Cattle rancher; Truck driver
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| Age at speaking: |
93
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| Document date: |
26-Sep-1993
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| Interviewer: |
Solliday, Scott
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| People discussed: |
Geronimo; Geronimo, 1829-1909; Go khla yeh; Goyathlay; One Who Yawns
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| Locations discussed: |
Arizona; Mexico; North America; Tempe, AZ; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
American Indian; Arizona; Family--History; Family-owned business enterprises; Geronimo; Geronimo, 1829-1909; Go khla yeh; Goyathlay; Mexico; North America; One Who Yawns; Oral history; Ranching; Tempe, AZ; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0022446-23774
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