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Photograph of people on mine cart, Death Valley Junction (Calif.), 1910

Date

1910

Description

Four people stand and sit on a mine cart. Caption with image reads: "Joyriding, Death Valley Junction, 1910"

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Photograph of train passing through town, Ludlow (Calif.), 1910

Date

1910

Description

View of Ludlow, California as a train passes through, 1910. The village is small with all buildings visible from this vantage point.

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Postcard of Bisbee, (Ariz,), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Postcard of Bisbee, (Ariz,), 1900-1920

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Photograph of Myrta Fenwick, 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Photograph of Myrta Fenwick, 1900-1920

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Unidentified mining machinery: photographic print

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)

Description

Mining machinery, location unknown.

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Rosemary Baird as a kid, sister to Helen Fallini: photographic print

Date

1935

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.C. Fallini Family (Twin Springs, Nevada). Mizpah Mine is visible in the distance.

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Transcript of interview with Juanita Kilburg by Vincente C. Camacho, March 7, 1981

Date

1981-03-07

Description

On March 7, 1981, Vicente C. Camacho interviewed accounting clerk, Juanita Kilburg (born September 25th, 1923 in Los Angeles, California) on the second floor of the UNLV Dickinson Library. Kilburg explains how her family first moved to Southern Nevada and her father’s ties to the railroad. She then goes on to explain the growth of the military and Nellis Air Force Base. The interview concludes with a discussion on her work with the American Legion service organization.

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James L. Hogan interview, October 12, 1975: transcript

Date

1975-10-12

Description

From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas collection OH-00871. On October 12, 1975, collector Mary B. Hogan interviewed her father, farmer James L. Hogan (born April 6th, 1909 in Winton Place, Ohio) at the Hogan family home, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The interview covers the life of a Las Vegas old-timer. Mr. Hogan discusses moving to Las Vegas, early Las Vegas, Boulder Dam, and the Stewart Ranch. Colonel T. W. Miller and Vic Whittlesea are also mentioned.

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Ruth E. Hazard interview, March 10, 1981: transcript

Date

1981-03-10

Description

From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas, OH-00822. On March 10, 1981, Joseph L. Erb interviewed Ruth E. Hazard (born June 25th, 1907 in Marshall, Michigan) in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the time of the interview, Ruth had lived in Nevada for over forty years. Ruth discusses living and working in Las Vegas and Carson City, Nevada. She also covers various subjects including: the atomic tests and the growth of the hotel industry.

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