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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.

Text

Miscellaneous, 1907-1989

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain miscellaneous photographs from 1907 to 1989 that depict residents of Nye County. Materials also include photographs of the Locke Ranch, a criminal complaint lodged against James Burns, a cabin on the Nevada Test Site, and a stagecoach station.

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Coney Island Restaurant, 1975 November 12

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: site plans.

Flamingo and Tamarus (Las Vegas, Nevada)

This set includes drawings for Original Coney Island of America (client).

Archival Collection

Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 083

Archival Component