Layton James O'Neill was born on November 30, 1927, in Glendive, Montana. Layton married Melva Jean in October of 1976, and they had six children: Marilyn, Colleen, Michael, Jenny, Dennis, and Amy.
O'Neill was employed as a health physicist with Application Engineering Company (AEC) in affiliation with the Nevada Test Site. O'Neill also worked for Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (ERWM) and for the Department of Energy (DOE). O'Neill retired in 1994.
Art Rader is a former Nevada State legislator who resides in Las Vegas. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
George Simmons was born on July 26, 1937 in Roxton, Texas. He studied at Texas Southern University and at the University of Texas. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963 with his wife Eva. George Simmons designed homes for Sproul Homes in the 1960s, then was hired by the engineering firm Holmes and Narver. He worked for Holmes and Narver on a Department of Defense contract at the Nevada Test Site and in downtown Las Vegas. He is active in community groups and Black Golfers Association. Simmons retired in December of 2013.
Alamo Airways was a small air taxi company in Las Vegas during the 1940's through the 1960's. It's owner, George Crockett, opened the Alamo Airport to run Alamo Airways. The site of the Alamo Airport would eventually become the McCarran Airport, with Alamo Airways running out of the new airport until 1967. In 1967, Howard Hughes bought their facility.
A rendering of the Pioneer Club, Las Vegas Club, and other businesses on Fremont Street in Las Vegas. A mushroom cloud from atomic testing at the Nevada Test Site rises in the background. Text on front of postcard: "Atomic detonation shown was 75 miles distant. From the 'Up and Atom' City, Las Vegas, Nevada."