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Charles Alvin (Todd) Early Jr. oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00510

Abstract

Oral history interview with Charles Alvin (Todd) Early Jr. conducted by Brenda Sue Cody on March 25, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview, Early discusses mining, the building of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, and train travel being the central mode of transportation in the early days of the region. He also discusses the quick and easy divorce process and gambling as the main tourist attractions in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Carl Gray handing Ray Lyman Wilbur the first railroad spur spike for Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s

Date

1930 to 1933

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of several prominent figures, in front of a crowd outdoors. From left to right: Governor Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad Company; Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior; Governor of Colorado (possibly Edwin C. Johnson). Gray is handing Lyman the first spike to be driven for the spur line to Boulder Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Slide of the construction phase of the Hoover Dam, November 19, 1931

Date

1931-11-19

Description

Black and white image of the construction phase of the Boulder Dam Project, also known as Hoover Dam. This image features Six Companies, Inc. employees aligning and oiling six miles of road down toward the upper portals on Hemenway Wash.

Image

John Brooks oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00257

Abstract

Oral history interview with John Brooks conducted by Jeff Kennedy on February 28, 1979 for the Ralph Roske ORal History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Brooks discusses gaming, education, the early above-ground atomic blasts, the Boulder Dam, and social and environmental changes in Nevada. Brooks also discusses the Old Ranch, economic changes, religion, politics, family life, the Navy, sports, the railroad, Fremont Street, and the hotels on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip.

Archival Collection

LaMar Foremaster oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00602

Abstract

Oral history interview with LaMar Foremaster conducted by Gregory M. Hall on February 14, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Foremaster discusses the changes, growth, and development of Southern Nevada from 1907 to 1979. Foremaster also discusses the Old Ranch, Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam, Fremont Street and the Strip. He then talks about his religious ties to the Mormon Church and his political activities in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Hoover Dam Postcards, Image 002

Date

1931

Description

Lake Mead entrance to Grand Canyon, Eighty miles from Boulder Dam

Image

Hoover Dam Postcards, Image 013

Date

1931

Description

Visiting gallery with Boulder Dam. Leading from elevator shaft to power house.

Image

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1972-05-18

Description

Pg. 8 #2386 Concreting equipment in No. 1 Inclined Spillway Tunnel. October 7th, 1933. Pg. 8 #2363 Boulder Dam, looking upstream. September 30th, 1933.

Postcard of Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Boulder Dam.

Image

Jensen, Frank C., 1904-1978

Frank Christian Jensen was born on May 18, 1904. Jensen served as a first aid attendant for the Bureau of Reclamation on the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) Project from 1932 to 1969, interrupted by World War II and the Korean War, where he served as an assistant flight surgeon. Jensen retired from the Bureau of Reclamation on October 22, 1969 and passed away in 1978.

Source:

United States Congress. Congressional Record, Extension of Remarks. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115, pt. 23: 30643-32004. April 22, 1969.

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