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Transcript of interview with Danel Boone by Daniel Pope, February 22, 1977

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Narrator

Boone, Danel, 1932-

Date

1977-02-22

Description

Daniel Pope interviews barber Danel Boone, at his home in Nevada. Boone, born in 1932 in Illinois, first moved to Nevada in 1953 before relocating to California in 1956, only to return to Nevada in 1964. During this interview Boone discusses why he came to Las Vegas, the Helldorado parade, church activity, the weather, city parks, Boy Scouts, schools, above ground atomic tests, local history of Southern Nevada, and the ways in which Las Vegas has changed over the years.

Digital ID

OH_00222_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1ht2kf4b
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Pope, Daniel

Subject

Weather
Schools
Atomic bomb -- Testing
Parks
Religious institutions
Cities and towns -- Growth

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Danel Boone oral history interview

Citation

Danel Boone oral history interview, 1977 February 22. OH-00222. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1ht2kf4b

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Standardized Rights Statement

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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