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Margo Knowles interview, March 25, 1981: transcript

Date

1981-03-25

Description

From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas, OH-01039. On March 25, 1981, collector Sonny Neighbors interviewed his mother, Margo Knowles (born October 13th, 1935 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Margo speaks about growing up and going to school in Las Vegas. She also discusses her work as a telephone operator in Las Vegas, and at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada.

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Transcript of second interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, February 7, 2006

Date

2006-02-07

Description

Second interview in a series of five with Nevada State Senator Joe Neal conducted by Claytee D. White on February 7, 2006. Born in Mounds, Louisiana, in 1935, Neal joined his family in Las Vegas as a young man shortly before serving in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958. Following his military service, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Neal continued his education at the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago, Illinois, with postgraduate work in law. From 1973 to 2001, he served in the Nevada Legislature as the Senator from Clark County Senatorial District No. 4. In the second interview, Neal focuses on his work during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Transcript from interview with Jocelyn Oats conducted by John Grygo and Claytee D. White, November 20, 2012

Date

2012-11-30

Description

Transcript from interview with Jocelyn Oats by John Grygo. Oats came to Las Vegas with her family and grew up on the Westside. Her father was a leader in the community and a founder of Victory Baptist Church. Her mother provided child care for people in the community. Oats works with Nevada Partners and the Youth Employment for Summer (YES), and reflects on the community in Las Vegas.

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Tecopa Railroad #1 2-6-2T at Noonday Mine, Tecopa, California: photographic print, approximately 1900 to 1935

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Item

Archival Collection

Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00305
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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Noonday Mine, Tecopa Consolidated Mining Co., nine miles east of Tecopa, California: photographic print, approximately 1900 to 1935

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Item

Archival Collection

Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00305
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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Tecopa Railroad #1 2-6-2T BLW 1909 #34089 at Noonday Mine, near Tecopa, California: photographic print, approximately 1900 to 1932

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Item

Archival Collection

Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00305
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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View of Tonopah from the Railroad Depot part of the Tonopah Railroad yard showing freight which has spilled over from depot platform: photographic print, 1905

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Item

Archival Collection

Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00305
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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Shipping ore at Tonopah, Nevada railroad yard: photographic print, approximately 1900 to 1935

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Item

Archival Collection

Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00305
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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Tonopah Railroad trains in Tonopah, Nevada: photographic print, 1905

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Item

Archival Collection

Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00305
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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Tonopah Railroad Depot, Tonopah, Nevada: photographic print, 1905

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00305
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component