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Photograph of riders and cattle, Paradise Valley, Nevada, circa early to mid 1900s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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Irma I. Varela interview, March 5, 2019: transcript
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. Born and raised in Zacatecas, Mexico, Irma moved to Las Vegas in 1989. She is the Cultural Program Supervisor at Winchester Community Center and has devoted much of her career to preserving Hispanic cultural traditions in Las Vegas. She has been an active leader in local events such as Community Roots, International Food & Folk Life Festival, World Vibrations, and Dio de Los Muertos.
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Transcript of interview with Nellie Bunch by Robin Ducharme, November 20, 1975
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On November 20, 1975, C.A. (Robin) Ducharme interviewed Nellie Bunch (born 1902 in Chariton County, MO) about her life in Southern Nevada. Bunch first talks about her settlement into the Whitney Ranch area and her knowledge about the building of Hoover (Boulder) Dam. She also talks about the early utilization of water resources from Lake Mead, early sources of power, and the early use of evaporative coolers. Bunch also speaks about her experience as a postmaster and later discusses telephone technology and the early churches of Las Vegas.
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"Around the World with Bob" calendar, 2011
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Photocopy of 1934 Latter Day Saints chapel dedication in Boulder City, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
Archival Component
Photograph of Lake Mead approaching the Lost City restorations, spring 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The waters of Lake Mead are approaching the Lost City restorations
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Photograph of a collapsing pit house, part of the Lost City restoration, undermined by the seeping waters of Lake Mead, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Waters of Lake Mead seep through to undermine Lost City restorations
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Photograph of Lake Mead and the Lost City restorations, Nevada, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the Lost City from the approaching waters of Lake Mead during the spring of 1938.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Spring of 1938- Lake Mead approaches Lost City Restorations."
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Photograph of Lake Mead and back of Lost City restorations, Nevada, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View from the back side of the Lost City restorations looking out into the approaching water.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "(1939) Waters of Lake Mead rise to base of Lost City Restorations."
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Photograph of Lost City restorations and Lake Mead, southward direction, Nevada, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View from the back side of the restorations looking south toward the approaching water.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Lost City restorations and rising Lake Mead (1939)"
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