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Transcript of interview with John F. Cahlan by Larry DuRussel, July 02, 1975

Information

Narrator

Cahlan, John F.

Date

1975-07-02

Description

Larry DuRussel interviews John Cahlan (b. 1902) about the history of Nevada. Cahlan discusses how Las Vegas was developed, how Nellis Air Force Base was built and what it was used for, and how water was originally supplied to Las Vegas. Cahlan also mentions the various Hollywood stars he met during his career as a journalist for the Review Journal. DuRussel also asks Cahlan about the atomic testing conducted in Nevada.

Digital ID

OH_00154_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d14q7ts7m
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

DuRussel, Larry J.

Subject

Journalism
Atomic bomb -- Testing
Celebrities
Air bases
Water

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

John F. Cahlan oral history interview

Citation

John F. Cahlan oral history interview, 1975 February 02. OH-00154. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d14q7ts7m

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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