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Mary Ann and Carl Merrill oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02074

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary Ann and Carl Merrill conducted by Dennis McBride on June 24, 1986 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. In this interview, Carl Merrill discusses working for Anderson Brothers Dairy at the dam construction site and his experiences as a worker and resident in Boulder City, Nevada. Mary Ann Merrill talks about moving with her parents and brother to Boulder City and finding work, as a teenager, in the town. They both discuss their marriage and subsequent life in Boulder City, commenting on the environment, social conditions, and growth in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photographs of Donn Arden's productions at the Lido, Paris (FRA), 1950s-1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Ten scenes of dance sequences in Donn Arden's productions at the Lido in Paris, France. Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

Image

Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, Tower addition and alterations, 22 various sheets, July 16, 1973 and Feb. 22, 1974

Date

1974-02-22

Description

22 sheets, including site plan, master plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, detals, framing plans.

Image

Architectural drawing of the Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), master plan, second floor, February 3, 1984

Date

1984-02-03

Description

Drawing of proposed changes to the Riviera as submitted to the planning commission from 1984. Printed on mylar.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photographic slide of Christopher Dove and Don Dancer in Pershing County, Nevada, circa 1950s-1960s

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1969 (year approximate)

Description

Two men leaning against a blue truck with "Nevada State Museum" written on the door. Written on the slide: "Christopher (Kit) Dove, Don Dancer at site 26-Pe-67. Pershing Co., Nevada."

Image

Photograph of a street scene and Bella Union theater, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Site Name: Bella Union Theatre (Goldfield, Nev.)

Image

Heavy construction machinery in Nevada: photographic print

Date

1880 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Unidentified construction site in Nevada shows heavy equipment.

Image

Photograph of the Desert Inn, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

A postcard drawing of the Desert Inn hotel and their pool. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Lucille Matyas oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01225

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lucille Matyas conducted by Michael Bernstein on February 23, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Matyas discusses moving from Ohio to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1935. Matyas also discusses her work with the Southern Nevada Telephone Company, the Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co., Inc. (REECo) in association with the Nevada Test Site, her life as a housewife, and her work with the Central Telephone (Centel) Corporation.

Archival Collection