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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, February 21, 1948

Date

1948-02-21

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of drilling two wells on the Las Vegas Ranch to make up for the irrigation water lost by the City forbidding the use of effluent, and of giving up acreage for the Elks and a sewer treatment plant.

Text

Photograph of Joyce Sarno at a piano at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1969

Date

1969-02

Archival Collection

Description

Joyce Sarno playing a piano at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Richard "Chick" Perkins oral history interview

Identifier

OH-04001

Abstract

Oral history interview with Richard "Chick" Perkins conducted by an unidentified interviewer on February 5, 1974 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Perkins responds to questions about the history of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Pueblo de Grande archaelogical site, and the Lost City, Museum in Overton, Nevada. He provides a detailed response to questions about the indigenous peoples of the southern Nevada area, looking at their customs, culture, and perceptions regarding white settlement in the area.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the Goldfield Hotel, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Caption: Goldfield Hotel
Site Name: Goldfield Hotel (Goldfield, Nev.)

Image

Photograph of construction workers outside of the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa March 1963

Date

1963-03

Description

Workers at the construction site of a new tower at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of Hoover Dam construction at night, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing a downstream view of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site at night.

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