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Transcript of interview with Janice and Robert Spurlock by Claytee White, June 17, 2010

Date

2010-06-17

Description

Janice and Robert Spurlock were married in 1990 and each has a lifetime of Las Vegas memories. They have made Sandy Valley home for nearly 32 years. Together the couple recalls the people and places of Las Vegas' past from their points of view during this oral history interview. For Janice the stories begin in the 1930s after her family moved to Las Vegas from California. She was a youngster of about five. Among the topics she talks about is walking to Fifth Street Grammar School, graduating from Vegas High School, and fun had during Helldorado Days. In 1953, Robert arrived. He was a young man headed from Arizona to Colorado seeking work as a welder. He stopped in Henderson, Nevada and never quite made it out of the area. For the next two decades he worked construction and helped build many local landmarks. He shares stories about the range wars and about being accidentally exposed to radiation from the Nevada Test site.

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Photographic slide of Tule Springs, Nevada, January 1963

Date

1963-01

Description

General view of Tule Springs work site.

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Photographic slide of a person at Tule Springs, Nevada, January 1963

Date

1963-01

Description

An unidentified person at a Tule Springs excavation site.

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Photographic slide of people at Tule Springs, Nevada, December 28, 1962

Date

1962-12-28

Description

Unidentified people at a Tule Springs work site.

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