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Transcript of interview with Miriam Belmont by Laurie Brower, March 8, 1975

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Narrator

Belmont, Miriam, 1923-

Date

1975-03-08

Description

Laurie Brower interviews Miriam Belmont (b. 1923), who moved to Nevada in 1928, at her home in Las Vegas. Brower, Belmont, and Belmont’s son are all present during the entirety of the interview. During the interview Belmont discusses her move to Las Vegas, various occupations, education, addresses, church involvement, Hoover Dam, famous people, atomic testing, Old Ranch Country Club in Southern California, and the ways in which Las Vegas had changed since she first arrived.

Digital ID

OH_00184_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1qj7c17x
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Brower, Laurie

Subject

Education
Atomic bomb -- Testing
Celebrities
Cities and towns -- Growth

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Miriam Belmont oral history interview

Citation

Miriam Belmont oral history interview, 1975 March 08. OH-00184. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1qj7c17x

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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