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Transcript of interview with Richard Buchanan by Gary Gekakis, March 07, 1979
Date
1979-03-07
Archival Collection
Description
General Nevada history, agricultural activities in Las Vegas, history of "the Strip", McCarran Airport, shopping in Las Vegas, Atomic Testing, El Rancho, Pioche, geography of Nevada, tourism, dust in Valley, Water Table.
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Transcript of interview with Edith Giles Barcus by Tara L. Shepperson, March 17, 1977
Date
1977-03-17
Archival Collection
Description
Tara L. Shepperson interviews local antique store owner Edith Giles Barcus in the living room of her home about Goldfield, mining, purple glass, thirst in the desert, her family history, and her birth in Colorado.
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Transcript of interview with Vernon Caples by Cheryl Caples, February 25, 1979
Date
1979-02-25
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator b.1891. Las Vegas history from 1942 to 1979. Las Vegas airfield (Nellis). Prostitution. Hoover (Boulder) Dam: two anecdotes. Effect of WWII on Las Vegas. Hotel/casinos during the 1940s and 1950s. Leisure activities. Eldorado Festival. Lorenzi Park. BMI Plant. Retirement in Las Vegas.
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Transcript of interview with John F. Cahlan by Radmila Radovich, February 27, 1980
Date
1980-02-27
Archival Collection
Description
John Cahlan (1902-1988) is interviewed by Radmila Radovich about the beginning of Las Vegas, including the role of the Union Pacific Railroad and its need for water. Cahlan discusses the changes in Las Vegas over time, including the evolution of the Western Air Express station to Nellis Air Force Base, as well as his concerns for the future of Las Vegas.
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Transcript of interview with Charles A. Bennett by Michael Kulwin, March 5, 1979
Date
1979-03-05
Archival Collection
Description
Michael E. Kulwin interviews co-worker Charles A. Bennett (b. 1914) at his home. Bennett discusses early gaming figures, real estate, Howard Hughes, and casino development. Bennett also weighs in on the Carol Lombard plane crash tragedy, and the early atomic bomb tests conducted in Nevada.
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Transcript of interview with Marilyn B. Brockett by Jay Brewer, April 25, 1975
Date
1975-04-25
Archival Collection
Description
Jay Brewer interviews local store clerk Marilyn B. Brockett, born December 10th, 1925, in Cedar City, Utah. Marilyn B. Brockett, originally known as Marilyn B. Ballard before marriage, moved to Nevada in 1932. During this interview Brockett discusses social changes and the growth of Boulder City, Nevada from 1932 to 1975.
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Transcript of interview with Charles Adams by Robert Melcer, February 27, 1979
Date
1979-02-27
Archival Collection
Description
Robert Melcer interviews Charles Adams (born 1930 in Juliet, Illinois), at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The two discuss various topics, including Adams’s move to Southern Nevada, the growth of Las Vegas, the educational system, the growth of the English Department at the university, cultural and recreational activities for locals, raising a family in Las Vegas, and prostitution in Southern Nevada.
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Transcript of interview with Georgia Adras by Robin L. Hayes, March 02, 1977
Date
1977-03-02
Archival Collection
Description
Robin L. Hayes interviews her Greek-American grandmother Georgia Adras, born 1916, in Farmington, Utah. Adras relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1936. This interview covers education, religion, ad raising a family in Nevada. During the interview Adras also discusses the building of the Boulder Dam, road conditions, grocery shopping in the early days, and the Strip.
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Transcipt of interview with Thelma Aiken by Patricia Gaydosh, April 05, 1976
Date
1976-04-05
Archival Collection
Description
Patricia Gaydosh interviews her neighbor Thelma C. Aiken, formerly Thelma C. Liggitt (b. 1899), at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Osceola, Iowa, Aiken discusses moving to Henderson in 1942. Aiken also offers in-depth descriptions of housing, schools, early above ground atomic tests, gambling, and the closing down of the BMI Plant in Nevada.
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Transcript of interview with Russell H. Allen by Izola Olsen, March 10, 1981
Date
1981-03-10
Archival Collection
Description
Isola Olsen interviews school teacher-principal Russell H. Allen (b. 1914) at his place of residence in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Mesa, Arizona, Allen relocated to Nevada in 1953. During the interview Allen discusses home life, living and working in Alamo, Nevada, teaching, and changes of education.
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