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Interior view of the Basic Magnesium plant in Henderson, Nevada, showing four men working at machines.
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View of an African American man pouring liquid magnesium into a container at the Basic Magnesium plant in Henderson, Nevada.
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Otis and Tisha Harris detail the businesses that existed in West Las Vegas.
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.D. Hanson Family (Gabbs, Nevada). Upper left: dining room, kitchen, and cook’s quarters. Upper right: bunkhouse; at the lower left is the offices complex including Norman Hanson’s office.
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.D. Hanson Family (Gabbs, Nevada). Bunkhouse and a few of the burros that seem to have adopted the people at Basic Magnesium’s camp.
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