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Photograph of a unique rock formation in a canyon, Techatticup Wash (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Caption: A Formation in the El Dorado or the Techatecup Canyon. (the latter a branch of the former)
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Photograph of miners inside the Techatticup Mine (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Caption: (John Hughes) In one of the S.W.M. Co. mines, probably the Techatecup
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Transcript of interview with David Bruce Dill by Luise A. Soholt, March 13, 1975
Date
1975-03-13
Archival Collection
Description
On March 13, 1975, Luise Soholt interviewed Dr. David Bruce Dill (born 1891 in Eskridge, Kansas) about his experience as a researcher in physiology, specifically in Boulder City, Nevada. Dill first discusses his educational background in physiological research, including studies done around the world, and his eventual interest in the effects of heat on the workers of Boulder Dam. Dill then discusses the topics and findings of some of his studies, including one on heat cramps and one on the comparison between sweating in a dog and that in a human. Dill also discusses the use and purpose of salt tablets.
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Fleming, Edmund L., 1915-
Edmund L. Fleming was born October 18, 1915 in Virginia, Minnesota. His parents were born in Ireland. Fleming came to Nevada in the 1930s and worked on a ranch in Pahrump, Nevada. He also worked as a miner, teacher, ranger, and farmer. He lived in Goodsprings, Nevada and Nelson, Nevada. Fleming eventually settled in Las Vegas, Nevada and continued to work in education. He was married in 1941.
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Slide of the Fremont Theatre marquee advertising "The Big Circus," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1959
Date
1959
Archival Collection
Description
The marquee reads: "Biggest Show In The World 'The Big Circus;' Cooled By Refrigeration." Film is produced by Irwin Allen and starring Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming, Kathryn Grant, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, David Nelson, and Gilbert Roland. Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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