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Roberts, Harley
Harley Roberts was a security guard on the Nevada Test Site in southern Nevada during the fateful "Baneberry" test in 1970. He, along with William Nunamaker, stayed at their positions on the site while others evacuated. Roberts was also one of the 300 or so workers who developed complications, including cancer, after being exposed to the radioactive fallout. Roberts filed suit against the United States government in 1972 along with Nunamaker, also alleging that his leukemia was caused by radiaoactive fallout. Harley Roberts died in 1974.
Person
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter "Ivy Leaf Reporter" report
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Archival Collection
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From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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Postcard of the Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Report by the Freeman Company publicist to Charles Block (Globe Photos), Las Vegas, April 10, 1957
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Archival Collection
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Mixed Content
Photograph of performers in the Lido production "Desirs," Paris (FRA), 1954
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of productions at the Lido, Paris (FRA), 1960
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Archival Collection
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plan views
refers to depictions or photographs showing structures or sites seen from directly above. For scaled orthographic drawings, use "plans (orthographic projections)." For views of objects seen from above, use "top views"
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Nevada Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Sheilagh Brooks Collection on Nevada Historical Sites and Museums
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Fred Thompson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Fred Thompson conducted by Henry A. LeClaire Jr. on March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Thompson discusses his personal history and upbringing in Nevada. Thompson describes moving around the state due to his father's work as a miner and the types of ores his father would mine, including tungsten and uranium. Thompson also describes life in the rural desert, desert wildlife, the miners' lifestyle, and the interactions he had with Native Americans. Thompson goes on to discuss moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965 after his father was hired as an operating engineer for the Nevada Test Site. He talks about the differences between living in the city compared to the country and how Las Vegas has evolved.
Archival Collection
Dave Pugsley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dave Pugsley conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on October 21, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Pugsley discusses his early life in Salt Lake City, Utah and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. He talks about his father’s employment with Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) and the Nevada Test Site. Pugsley recalls his initial interest in architecture, drawing a construction document for the Home Builders Association while in high school, and attending the University of Utah for a degree in architecture. Pugsley then talks about building planning for schools in Clark County, the process of designing a school, and the challenges that arise. Lastly, Pugsley discusses building planning for Lied Library and the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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