| Title: |
Fritz Barkan
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Marin County Free Library. Civic Center Branch. Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Collection: |
Carla Ehat Oral History Program for the Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Description: |
Fritz was 95 when this interview was conducted in Sausalito at the home of his daughter, Louise Salomon. Fritz is the son of Dr. Adolf Barkan, and a close friend of Dr. Leo Eloesser. Fritz shares his memories of Mill Valley and San Francisco before and after the 1906 earthquake. His life as a diamond broker sent him to Amsterdam and Paris to learn about the diamond business. He was present when the 3024 carat Cullinan diamond, now part of the British Crown Jewels, was cut.
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| URL: |
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/fbarkanft.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1977 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Barkan, Fritz, 1884-1984
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
27-Feb-1884
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Age at speaking: |
93
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| Document location: |
Sausalito, CA
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| Document date: |
27-Apr-1977
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| Interviewer: |
Ehat, Carla; Kent, Anne
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| Locations discussed: |
California; Marin County, CA; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
California; California--History; Community; Local history; Marin County (Calif.)--History; Marin County, CA; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029587-32813
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