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Steven Ligouri was born February 22, 1962 and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He’s an artist whose creations can be enjoyed at such places as the Hoover Dam, where his famous High Scaler sculptor sits comfortably. Ligouri began mastering his trade making jewelry with assistance of his father, Bruno Ligouri, who owned a turquoise shop in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Oral history interview with Reverend Prentiss Walker conducted by Bernard Timberg on January 27, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Walker discusses Las Vegas, Nevada from 1933 to the early 1970s, including the equality of opportunity and social acceptance that black citizens enjoyed in Las Vegas in the thirties. He also recalls how black people did not look upon southern Nevada as a place of permanent residence, but rather as a temporary place to earn money quickly.
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Oral history interview with Bernice Reid conducted by Brenda Sawyer on March 12, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Reid describes life in Nevada after moving there in 1926 and the challenges she and her ex-husband faced trying to breed chinchillas on their ranch on Mount Charleston. Reid also discusses the development of Las Vegas, Nevada, seeing President Hoover speak at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, and the nuclear weapons tests.
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Oral history interview with Cecile Dotson Crowe conducted by Darin Toldisky on April 27, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers Mrs. Crowe’s account of the building of Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Crowe discusses the Six Companies, Boulder City, Nevada, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s visit to Nevada by train to dedicate the dam on the September 31, 1937.
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Oral history interview with Teresa Jones Denning conducted by Lynn Ballard on February 26, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Denning first discusses living on a farm and her education in Overton, Nevada. Denning also talks about the construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam while living there, her work as a bus driver for Las Vegas High School and the changes in Boulder City, Nevada over time.
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