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Joan Swift oral history interviews
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Abstract
Oral history interviews with Joan Swift conducted by Sue Peterson on March 18, 2004, March 25, 2004, and June 22, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Swift discusses life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1940s and 1950s. Swift begins the interview by describing her upbringing in the Basic townsite and Boulder City, Nevada, attending Basic High School, and life in Southern Nevada during World War II. She then discusses working in the Clark County Recorder's office, explaining her job duties and what function the office served for the county. Swift continues, talking about recreation activities at the time, including visiting the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and the Helldorado Parades. Swift discusses nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site and her career as the Clark County recorder. Lastly, she describes her thoughts on the future of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Lermusiaux, Lawrence E.
Lawrence E. Lermusiaux was born on November 11, 1951 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lawrence Married Patricia Grace on September 14, 2000.
Lermusiaux graduated from Rancho High School and attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Lermusiaux is a real estate agent who has previously been a card dealer and pit boss at cosinos in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lermusiaux's father, A. R. Lermusiaux, was employed by a Nevada Test Site Contactor.
Person
Porter, Eugene T.
Taken from Eugene T. Porter's bio page on Alternative Resolution Centers' site: "Judge Gene Porter, who retired from the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada in 2003, now adds private judging to a unique and storied career that has spanned the legal and political spectrum. Judge Porter has more than 20 years of experience in handling civil litigation. He specializes in resolving construction defects and business disputes as well as other complex matters."
Person
Smith, Linda Marie
Linda Marie Smith (née Mack) was born on March 12, 1940, in Inglewood, California. Linda married Theodore on October 1, 1960.
Smith obtained a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1979. She then obtained a master of business administration from Arizona State University in 1982.
Smith worked as the deputy manager and assistant manager for administration for the United States Department of Energy (USDOE) in affiliation with the Nevada Test Site.
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Mushroom cloud from the "De Baca" test rises from the desert floor at the NTS: photographic print and photographic negative, 1958 October
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: U.S. Department of Energy Photograph Collection on the Nevada Test Site
Box/Folder: Folder 01, Box SH-031
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U.S. Geological Survey Tracer Study, Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada, Part II: An Analysis of the Flow Field of a Discharging/Recharging Pair of Wells - Geological Survey, USGS-474-99 (Amargosa Tracer-2), 1971
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 75
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Preliminary Geologic Map of the Hot Creek Valley Area, Nye County, Nevada - United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, USGS-NTS-IR-CN-3 (Central Nevada-3), 1968 April 08
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 76
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Preliminary Lithologic Report on Drill Hole UCE-18, Hot Creek Valley, Nye County, Nevada - Geological Survey, USGS-NTS-TL-CN-10 (Technical Letter: Central Nevada-10), 1967 August 14
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 76
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A Preliminary Study of Structure from Pahute Mesa to Dry Lake Valley, Nevada (Chapter 1) and Geology of the Dry Lake and Hidden Valley Areas, Nevada (Chapter 2) - Geological Survey, Technical Letter: NTS-176, 1966 October 06
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 77
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Status of Aeromagnetic Survey Coverage of Yucca Mountain and Vicinity to a Radius of About 140 Kilometers, Southwestern Nevada and Southeastern California, 1992 - US Geological Survey, USGS-OFR-93-44, Open-File Report 93-44, 1993
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 86
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