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Joseph Kine interview, March 02, 1976: transcript

Date

1976-03-02

Description

On March 2, 1976, collector Debbie Nesbit interviewed Joseph Kine (born November 16th, 1906 in Elkhart, Iowa) in his home in Boulder City, Nevada. In this interview, Mr. Kine discusses working at Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) as a high scaler. He also speaks about living in Boulder City in its very beginnings as a town.

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Slide of the Colorado River, circa late 1930s-1950s

Date

1936 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the Colorado River below Hoover Dam.

Image

Visitors' Gallery inside Boulder Dam: postcard

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Colored postcard depicting Visitors' Gallery inside Boulder Dam. (c. 1930s)

Mixed Content

KLVX Steamboats on the Colorado Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00156

Abstract

The KLVX Steamboats on the Colorado Photograph Collection contains photographic prints and negatives used by the Las Vegas, Nevada television station KLVX (Channel 10) for a documentary on steamboats in the Southwest United States between approximately 1870 and 1979. KLVX made this documentary for the Arizona American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and the Nevada American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, who jointly funded the documentary’s production. Some of these photographs may be reproductions of originals gathered during the research for the documentary.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Boy Scouts, Boulder City, Nevada, October 25, 1946

Date

1946-10-25

Description

Boulder City Area Council of Boy Scouts at dedication of the Hoover Dam exhibit building. Part of the Decennial celebration for Hoover Dam power production.

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Anna Jennings Welsh oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01946

Abstract

Oral history interview with Anna Jennings Welsh conducted by Judith Siu on July 05, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Welsh begins by describing her family's history in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning in 1911 with her grandmother. She discusses her grandmother's life and her collection of artifacts, which would later become part of the Southern Nevada Museum by the Henderson, Nevada Chamber of Commerce (now the Clark County Museum). Welsh continues talking about her own life, including her education, hobbies, family, friends, and living in Las Vegas. She also discusses nuclear weapons testing, the history of casinos in Las Vegas, her father's work constructing Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), and how Las Vegas has changed.

Archival Collection

Later Las Vegas, Nevada, 1930-1980

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada after 1930, including photographs of the Von Tobel family, Fremont Street, Hoover Dam construction, aerial photographs of the city, local organizations like the Kiwanis Club, and the Von Tobel Lumber Company.

Archival Collection

Jacob E. Von Tobel Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00204
Collection Name: Jacob E. Von Tobel Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Transcript of interview with Mary & Bruce Eaton by Beatrice Scheild, March 8, 1975

Date

1975-03-08

Description

On March 8, 1975, Beatrice Scheid interviewed Mary and Bruce Eaton about their lives in Boulder City, Nevada. Mary first talks about her life in the early days of Boulder City, specifically the influences of the churches and schools. She also talks about housing, transportation, and her career as an educator. Bruce (born 1904 in Toronto, Kansas) also talks about his life in Boulder City and his arrival to Southern Nevada as he sought employment in working on the building of Hoover Dam. Bruce talks about his employment with Six Companies, Inc. and discusses topics such as the employment wages, his and Mary’s experiences in building a house, and their experiences in buying a house built by Six Companies. Bruce also talks about the roles of Sims Ely, the city manager of Boulder City, and Frank Crowe, the construction superintendent of Six Companies. Bruce then discusses the issues of worker’s compensation as it related to work on the dam, and he describes, in detail, the cooling system us

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