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Stratosphere Tower concrete pour: video, 1992 February 22

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Las Vegas, Nevada newscasts describing the foundation at the Stratosphere Tower marking the largest continuous concrete pour since Hoover Dam. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

Bob Stupak Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01016
Collection Name: Bob Stupak Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 36

Archival Component

Albert Risley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01570

Abstract

Oral history interview with Albert Risley conducted by his granddaughter, Wendy Dalmas, on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Risley discusses the development of Boulder City, Nevada after his transfer there from Denver, Colorado in 1944. Risley discusses creating a point-based system which was used to assign housing to government employees based on their status and needs. Risley describes life in Boulder City during World War II, and the nearby U.S. Army camp, Camp Williston, which was established to protect Boulder (Hoover) Dam during the war. Risley also describes observing nuclear weapons tests and his later career as a Contracting Officer and Procurement Officer for the Lower Colorado Region after being promoted in 1971.

Archival Collection

Carrie Christensen and Orien Stevens oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00372

Abstract

Oral history interview with Carrie Christensen and Orien “Buster” Stevens conducted by Bernard Timberg on February 04, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Christensen and Stevens discuss segregation in Boulder City, Nevada, their interactions with Native Americans, and the Westside community in Las Vegas, Nevada. They also talk about the Union Pacific Railroad, the influx of migrants and growth of churches during World War II. Stevens describes his experience working on Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) as well as the railroad starting at age fifteen. Christensen discusses her personal life, her religious opinions, and mottos.

Archival Collection

Slide of Lake Mead, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A general view of Lake Mead behind Hoover Dam.

Image

Film transparency of workers drilling on the canyon floor, Hoover Damn, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Workers drilling on the canyon floor at the site of the Hoover Dam.

Image

Photograph looking down on the Colorado River, 1932-1936

Date

1932 to 1936

Description

Looking down at the Colorado River and the construction of the Hoover Dam.

Image

Nanyu Tomiyasu oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01835

Abstract

Oral history interview with Nanyu Tomiyasu conducted by Mark French on April 12, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Tomiyasu begins by discussing his father's immigration from Japan to North America in 1898, and his move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1916. He talks about his father's work in agriculture and the types of crops grown in Las Vegas during the early twentieth century. Tomiyasu also discusses his own upbringing in Las Vegas, how the city has changed and grown, and his education. Tomiyasu describes the Native Americans of Southern Nevada, the environmental changes caused by the construction of the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), and his experiences as a Japanese American in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Wayne Cronister Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00103

Abstract

The Wayne Cronister Photograph Collection depicts towns in Southern Nevada from 1905 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada and the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam on the Colorado River. The photographs also include the Union Pacific Railroad Depot in Las Vegas, Nevada, the abandoned town of Rhyolite, Nevada, and a mining camp in El Dorado Canyon.

Archival Collection

Figures of the Republic, Boulder Dam: postcard

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Colored postcard from the Boulder Dam. Figures of the Republic, Boulder Dam. Bronze figures designed by Oskar J. W. Hansen. Inscription says: "It is fitting that the flag of our country should fly here in honor of those men who, inspired by a vision of lonely lands made fruitful, conceived this great work and of those others whose genius and labor made that vision a reality (Inset above is reproduction of inscription at base of flagpole.)" 1930s

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