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Document Details


Title: Al Silva
Document type: Oral history
Accessibility: Free Only
Repository: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Collection: Long Beach Area History: Signal Hill
Description: Al Silva held various civil service jobs in the city of Signal Hill beginning in 1959 and observed changes in the city. He worked for the Water Department and the Street Department where he became a supervisor. But he gave up that job to return to operating equipment, which was work he enjoyed.
Original Language: English
Audio: [Audio available]
Speaker: Silva, Al
Speaker gender: Male
Speaker occupation: Civil servant; Equipment operator; Supervisor
Document date: Undated
Organizations discussed: U.S. Navy
Historical events discussed: Korean Conflict, 1950-1953
Locations discussed: California; Long Beach, CA; North America; Signal Hill, CA; United States
Topics discussed - ASP terms: California; Community development, Urban--Signal Hill (Calif.); Family--Signal Hill (Calif.); Korean Conflict, 1950-1953; Long Beach, CA; North America; Oral history; Signal Hill (Calif.)--History; Signal Hill, CA; U.S. Navy; United States
ASP release: 2007-01
Document code: OHI0035252-38819