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Foster, Josephine Gail, 1912-2003
Josephine Gail Johnson was born in Goldfield, Nevada in 1912. Her stepfather, Sam Manor, was a section foreman for the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad. Because of his position, the family moved to a company house in the town of Millers after the birth of Josephine's younger brother Sam, Jr. in 1920. Josephine and her family evenutually moved to Tonopah. Josephine later married George Byron Foster, and they had two children: Marjorie and Patricia. Josephine Foster passed away March 24, 2003.
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Thomas, Therese, 1917-2001
Therese Courture Thomas was born July 5, 1917 in Thistle, Utah. Her father, Earnest "Earl" Courture, worked as a railroad worker, a steel worker, and a building contractor as her family moved around Utah. After the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Thomas's father moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to work on Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) construction, later moving the rest of the family with him in approximately 1931. Thomas worked as amusican in swing and dance bands. She died October 26, 2001.
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Boulder City, Nevada and Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1935
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Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
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