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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Valley Water Project, early phase, circa 1970

Date

1970 (year approximate)

Description

Aerial view of the Las Vegas Valley Water Project. Construction might be part of the Leonard R. Fayle reservoir and pumping station

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D Street near the historic Westside school, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-10-26

Description

An entrance marker on D Street near Washington Avenue welcomes drivers to the historic West Las Vegas neighborhood near the Westside School.

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Cyril S. Wengert Building: photographic print

Date

1978

Description

From the Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (PH-00345). Cyril S. Wengert Building, 4th and Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s

Date

1925 to 1929

Description

An archeological investigation at Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada.

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Trucks bringing concrete from the mixing plant: photographic print

Date

1933-07-22

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Trucks hauling two 2-cubic-yeard buckets, bringing concrete from the mixing plant. (duplicate of #0120 0033)

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Interior view of the spillway at Hoover Dam in Arizona: photographic print

Date

1935-01-02

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). View inside Nevada spillway tunnel.

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June and Lewis Whitley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01969

Abstract

Oral history interview with June Whitley and Lewis Whitley conducted by Claytee D. White on November 02, 2007 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview the Whitleys discuss moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958 as newlyweds. Lewis Whitley discusses working at the Nevada Test site as a cook, working for the Clark County Fire Department as a fire hydrant inspector, and then retiring in 2007. June Whitley talks about working as a maid, getting a position with Centel Telephone Company, and then getting a seat on the Board of Regents for the Clark County Community College in 1978. The couple then shares their unique experiences about the growth of the African American community in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Barbara and David Lowe oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02508

Abstract

Oral history interview with Barbara and David Lowe conducted by Claytee D. White on December 08, 2015 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. David Lowe begins the interview by discussing his family history, how they came to own a hotel in Goodsprings, Nevada, and life in the town during the early twentieth century. Barbara Lowe then describes her upbringing in San Francisco, California before moving with her family to Hawthorne, Nevada. She also discusses race relations there and in other Nevada and California towns. David Lowe then talks about his mother, Celeste Lowe, who became a writer and was later hired by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where she worked in Special Collections at the James R. Dickinson Library. David continues, talking about his career in journalism, working at the Nevada Test Site, and the university hospital. They also discuss the controversy surrounding the UNLV mascot and the cultural differences between Northern and Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Marie McMillan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01272

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marie McMillan conducted by Kelli Luchs on September 15, 2009, September 23, 2009 October 01, 2009, and November 24, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Marie McMillan discusses life during the Great Depression and World War II. She then talks about marrying Duke Daly, raising a family with him, Daly passing away, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1961, and working at the Nevada Test Site. She then discusses being a single mother, marrying James McMillan, and her great passion for aviation. She also talks about her role as a leader in the African American community and her flying records.

Archival Collection