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Nuclear bomb test at the Nevada Test Site: photographic slide
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Archival Collection
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From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). Old footage stills or photograph of bomb “test.”
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Unidentified persons gather to witness the first water in Tonopah, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Gentlemen standing around a spout of water from a pipe apparently in the northern section of Main Street, Tonopah. Photo by E.W. Smith.
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Parents of David Walker "Deke" Lowe, Jr., David Walker and Frances Columbus Kinkaid Lowe, Tecopa, California: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.F. Lowe Family
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Black-and-white photograph of Wanda Moser at Mt. Charleston, Nevada, 1916
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Archival Collection
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A picture of Wanda Ball Moser on top of Mt. Charleston. Transcribed from behind photograph, "Can I walk to the 'n?' Well I guess! This is me on top [of] Mount Charleston taken last August-1916 I look rocky-but just as I appeared then."
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Thomas Mulroy oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Thomas Mulroy conducted by Richard Bidelman on March 16, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mulroy discusses downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, local government, Old City Hall, Mormon Fort, citizen participation, and the construction of the Showboat Hotel and Casino.
Archival Collection
Ella Earl Carruth oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ella Earl Carruth conducted by Sherry Angell on June 23, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Carruth discusses Bunkerville, Nevada before 1942, life in Las Vegas, Nevada during World War II, the atomic tests, and environmental changes.
Archival Collection
Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 3, 1997
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Archival Collection
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Berkeley Bunker oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Berkeley Bunker conducted by Vickie Whitehead on October 13, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bunker discusses religion, education, work, family life, politics, and economic changes in early Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Susan Tsukamoto oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Susan Tsukamoto conducted by Claudine Robinson on October 18, 2007 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Tsukamoto reflects upon her 33-year career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). Having returned to work after retiring, she notes trends and changes that she has witnessed with standardized testing, curriculum development, and programs such as No Child Left Behind. She also reflects upon her experience as a principal, her biggest accomplishments and challenges, and her working relationships with parents, teachers, and students.
Archival Collection
Francie Summers oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Francie Summers conducted by Stacia Luigi on October 14, 2009 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Summers reflects upon her 35-year career as a teacher and principal with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). She describes her experience teaching at different private and public schools, how she later became a principal, and how her philosophy of education changed throughout her career. She also provides her opinion on contemporary topics such as standardized testing, student ethics, No Child Left Behind, and teacher grievances.
Archival Collection