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Ernest O. Crawford oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00445
Abstract
Oral history interview with Ernest O. Crawford conducted by Michael Crawford on October 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ernest discusses Stewart Ranch, Kyle Ranch, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Fremont Street, and the changes that Southern Nevada had during the construction of the dam.
Archival Collection
Jinx Cochrell oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00401
Abstract
Oral history interview with Jinx Cochrell conducted by Delroy Shigematsu on March 20, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Cochrell discusses the United States Navy, airports, Howard Hughes, the entertainment industry, Mount Charleston, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, her career as a secretary at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the mob.
Archival Collection
Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 117
Description
117.1 Photo of an airplane. Unidentified owner or company. ; 117.2 Unidentified airplane in the sky. ; 117.3 Jazz's mother standing at Colorado River before dam was built. ; 117.4 Governor Balzar, Carl Gray, Secretary Wilbur Senator Pittman at Boulder Junction, 9-17-30. ; 117.5 Postcard of Chamber of Commerce billboard: "This is Las Vegas, Nevada, Gateway to Boulder Dam". Snow on ground. ; 117.6 Photo of clouds.
The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, October 27, 1949
Date
1949-10-27
Archival Collection
Description
Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club
Text
Photograph of an airplane, Boulder City (Nev.), 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
An airplane from Boulder City Airport that's in landing position. On the plane it says "Boulder Dam Route."
Image
Frank D. Rathbun Photograph Collection
Identifier
PH-00163
Abstract
The Frank D. Rathbun Photograph Collection dates from approximately 1915 to 1968 and consists primarily of black-and-white photographic prints and some corresponding negatives taken by Frank D. Rathbun and Michael Moen, who resurveyed the various sites Rathbun visited. The majority of the images depict petroglyphs located throughout the desert southwest in Nevada, California, and Arizona, as well as documentary images of the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the Hoover Dam transmission lines. Additional material includes postcards from areas Rathbun visited in California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Archival Collection
Walker Young oral history interview
Identifier
OH-02045
Abstract
Oral history interview with Walker Young conducted by Elton Garrett on June 23, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Virginia "Teddy" Fenton, Hal Erickson, Martha Garrett, and Jane Young also briefly participate in the interview. They answer a few questions about their experience working on the project and working with Young. Young primarily discusses the design and construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam. He details surveying possible dam sites and describes his interactions with members of the project team.
Archival Collection