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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, 1954

Date

1954

Description

The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the members of the group are: Jo Ann Ward, Pat Taney, Sybil Jones, Clarine Stevens, Ellie Stuerzer, Janet Bond, Carmen Ruggeroli, Peggy Bollig, Cheryl Hoffman, Jo Sandquist, Susie Kuypers, Marianne Stuerzer, Evelyn Lingo, Janice Abbott, Charlotte Mugleston, Diane Allen, Linda Lee and Nancy Pracejus.

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Traffic flows on Eastern Avenue next to the Palm Eastern cemetery, looking south-southeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-03-25

Description

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Warm Springs Road and Windmill Parkway.

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A car turns into a commercial development on Serene Avenue Eastern Avenue, looking southeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-03-27

Description

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Pebble Road and Silverado Ranch Boulevard.

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Thalia Dondero oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00477

Abstract

Oral history interview with Thalia Dondero conducted by Susan Scott on March 18, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Dondero first speaks about her background and the circumstances which led her to move to Las Vegas, Nevada. She also talks about her children, her work with the Parent-Teacher Association, and her service with the Nevada State Park Commission. She also describes the development of the Las Vegas Strip, her involvement in various organizations, her consideration in running for governor, and some of the topics she handled as a commissioner for the county.

Archival Collection

Heliostats (mirrors) at Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2014-06-26

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's note: "10,347 heliostats (mirrors) are part of the Crescent Dunes Solar project. Each heliostat is 34 feet tall, uses 35 mirrors, and has a surface area of 1258 square feet, or 115.7 square meters. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; aerial; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; heliostats; mirrors; molten salt; renewable energy; storage."

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Stanley Goldstein oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00694

Abstract

Oral history interview with Stanley Goldstein conducted by Carol A. Semendoff on October 25, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers Goldstein’s personal historical profile as a Las Vegas, Nevada resident. Also during this interview, Goldstein discusses the Strip, gambling, prostitution, and the history of the major casinos.

Archival Collection

Dorothy Kelsey oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01006

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dorothy Kelsey conducted by James M. Greene on January 20, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers the early days of Nelson, Searchlight, and Las Vegas, Nevada, as Kelsey offers an in-depth personal narrative on the life of a local. The interview concludes with a discussion on hotels and casinos.

Archival Collection

Joseph Kine oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01024

Abstract

Oral history interview with Joseph Kine conducted by Debbie Nesbit on March 02, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. 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.

Archival Collection

Howard Heckethorn oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00827

Abstract

Oral history interview with Howard Heckethorn conducted by Neil Dalmas on March 02, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview offers an overview of early education in Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn also discusses Stewart Ranch, Howard Hughes and the Hughes Site, and the migration of the Mormons to the Las Vegas area.

Archival Collection

Mary F. Kreuzer oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01047

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary Kreuzer conducted by Patricia Kohlman on December 15, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The two discuss Kreuzer’s childhood, as well as the different addresses that she’s lived at in Las Vegas. The interview concludes with a discussion on entertainment and small businesses before the population boom in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection