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Photograph of a circus performer with a miniature bicycle, Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s
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Photograph of Jay Sarno at a party, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 20, 1983
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Leroy Burt, Joseph Kine, and Tommy Nelson oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Leroy Burt, Joseph Kine, and Tommy Nelson conducted by Dennis McBride on November 10 and 11, 1986 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. The men discuss what they had been doing when the depression started in 1929, when they moved to Nevada, and their first jobs in Boulder City and the dam site. They share stories about their work experiences and discuss the different types of work at the dam, including high scalers, form strippers, jackhammer operators, and concrete pouring and puddling. They also talk about incidents and accidents that occurred during production, and the differences in safety standards in the 1930s and the 1980s.
Archival Collection
Harrie Fox Hess oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Harrie Fox Hess conducted by Scot Siegel on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hess discusses how he felt as a young adult moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, his contributions to Nevada through his work as a psychologist, and the first law to be drafted on psychology certification in Nevada. Hess then describes the Wildcat Lair as an important site of social recreation for early Las Vegas youth. He also discusses how workers from the Great Depression paved the way for industrial success in gambling due to their employment on the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Betty Hind, Dub McClanahan, and others, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948
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Photograph of valley near Colorado River, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1930-1934
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Photograph of construction at dam's base, Hoover Dam, approximately 1932-19336
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Photograph of a blast, Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1936
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Photograph of a bridge, Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1936
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Photograph of a turbine, Hoover Dam, 1931-1936
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