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Magnesium briquets ready to be calcined and chlorinated: photographic print
Date
1942 (year approximate) to 1945 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Empire water meter on insulated lines in preparation building, surrounded by briquets of magnesium which are ready to be calcined and chlorinated. (Basic Magnesium Industries - Henderson)
Image
Oran Gragson oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00709
Abstract
Oral history interview with Oran Gragson conducted by Perry Kaufman on December 25, 1972 for the UNLV Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Gragson discusses his employment at Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) and Basic Magnesium Plant, and eventually opening his own business in 1967. He then describes changes in Las Vegas, Nevada and recalls his involvement with politics. Gragson then discusses his time as the mayor of Las Vegas and explains the challenges he faced as mayor. Lastly, Gragson describes the difference between county government and city government.
Archival Collection
