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Transcript of interview with Paul A. Beach by William Gekakis, February 17, 1976

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Narrator

Beach, Paul A., 1922-

Date

1976-02-17

Description

William Gekakis interviews his friend airline pilot Paul A. Beach (b. 1922) at his home, about Las Vegas, Nevada history. Beach, who moved to Las Vegas in 1952, covers topics including housing, physical boundaries of the city, the airport, church, transportation, tourist recreation, the economy, Nellis Air Force Base, the Strip, industries, presidential visits, the Korean War, atomic tests, and the educational system.

Digital ID

OH_00170_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1c827h5t
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Gekakis, William

Subject

Housing
Atomic bomb -- Testing
Transportation
Industries
Airports
Nevada--Nellis Air Force Base
Nevada--Nevada Test Site

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Paul A. Beach oral history interview

Citation

Paul A. Beach oral history interview, 1976 February 17. OH-00170. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1c827h5t

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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