At the time of the interview, Mr. Cortes was executive vice president of the Hoffman-Cortes Contracting Company. He was born in San Francisco, California, in 1907. In the interview he discusses his early life, education, family, the Great Depression, the 1951 flood, the construction business, etc. Number 7 on MP3 disc.
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