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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, March 9, 1950

Date

1950-03-09

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, March 23, 1950

Date

1950-03-23

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Photograph looking northwest through the remains of St. Thomas, March 25, 1964

Date

1964-03-25

Description

Looking northwest through the remains of St. Thomas towards the site of the Lost City

Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead, above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.

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Photograph looking southeast through the remains of Saint Thomas, March 25, 1964

Date

1964-03-25

Description

Looking southeast through the remains of Saint Thomas with Lake Mead in the background.

Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead, above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.

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Fred Holland Jr. oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03602

Abstract

Oral history interview with Fred Holland Jr. conducted by Claytee D. White on April 03, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Holland discusses why his family moved to Boulder City, Nevada in 1931 where his father began working on the construction of the Hoover Dam. He talks about the types of work his father did, the means in which his family survived harsh conditions, what it was like going to school in Boulder City, his enlistment in the United States Air Force during World War II, and his experiences with the Boulder City Gun Club.

Archival Collection

Roy Baugher Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00455

Abstract

The Roy Baugher Photograph Collection (approximately 1965-1979) contains fifteen photographic prints of entertainment primarily at the Desert Inn, Frontier Hotel, and Stardust Hotel, a copy of Vegas Visitor guide from 1970, and a home movie depicting Caesars Palace, the Las Vegas Strip, Hoover Dam, the Big Horn Trading Post, and Gold Spike Inn on 8mm film and in digital format. The materials in this collection were compiled by Roy Baugher III, an independent scholar and artist from Roanoke, Virginia. Baugher compiled these materials as part of his research on the Tokyo Happy Coats, an all-female band from Japan who performed in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Desert Inn and the Frontier Hotel from 1964 to 1970.

Archival Collection

The Southern Nevada ghost town of St. Thomas as seen August 3, 2015 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area: digital photographs

Date

2015-08-03

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). St. Thomas was abandoned as Lake Mead filled after the completion of Hoover Dam. At times when the lake is full, St. Thomas lies under 60 feet of water, but at times of lower water levels, the town's foundations can easily be seen.

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Photograph of equipment, Black Canyon, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1931 to 1940

Description

Black and white photograph of equipment on Black Canyon side walls. Hoover Dam and Lake Mead in the rear.

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