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Arlene and Nephi Potter oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Arlene and Nephi Potter conducted by Shirley A. Myers on July 07, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Arlene discusses her personal history, education, and church activities. Nephi then discusses his employment at the Basic Magnesium Plant and the two recall atomic bomb explosions at the Nevada Test Site. Later, Nephi and Arlene discuss Carole Lombard’s plane crash and the construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). Lastly, the two recall their experiences living in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Ruby and Bud Rankin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ruby and Bud conducted by Chuck Williams on November 23, 2012 for the Friends of Red Rock Canyon in Nevada Oral History Project. Ruby Rankin begins the interview talking about her parents when they were caretakers of Oliver Ranch near Blue Diamond, Nevada. She briefly talks about Blue Diamond school. Then, Bud Rankin joins the interview and speaks about other caretakers, exploring the property, and the Carole Lombard plane crash site. Lastly, he briefly talks about the Oliver family.
Archival Collection
Nevada Division of State Parks Records
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The Nevada Division of State Parks Records consist of materials produced or collected between 1863 and 1978 by the Nevada Division of State Parks. The collection includes materials recovered at Spring Mountain Ranch belonging to the Kiel, George, and Wilson families. The majority of the collection consists of administrative records and correspondence from the Nevada Division of State Parks. It also contains a photograph album of images taken during excavation efforts at the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological site.
Archival Collection
Film transparency of high scalers working on Hoover Dam, August 15, 1932
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the Circus Pizzeria, Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Heidi Sarno with unidentified people, 1980s
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Archival Collection
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Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
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Pahrump, Nevada, 1910-1990
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Materials contain photographs from Pahrump, Nevada from 1910 to 1950, and document the activities of the Hughes, Ruud, Turner, Wiley, Ford, Hafen, and Brown families. Materials include photographs of animals, ranch work, buildings, cattle, wells, crops, Cathedral Canyon, the airstrip, homesteading grounds, cabins, mushroom clouds from the Nevada Test Site, the First Pahrump Harvest Festival, ranchers, the Pahrump School, the Pahrump Trading Post, irrigation systems, Noonday Mill, and the Pahrump Store. Materials also contain photographs of several ranches in the Pahrump Valley, including the Pahrump Ranch, Hidden Hills (Yount) Ranch, Resting Spring Ranch, Wiley Ranch, and Hafen Ranch.
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Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Organizational records, 1960 to 2021
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Organizational records (1960-2021) sub-series contains meeting notes, correspondence, conference programs, research files, and financial records from von Till Warren’s involvement in various organizations. The Nevada Humanities Committee, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Clark County Comprehensive Planning, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), Preservation Association of Clark County (PACC), and Soroptimist International are represented. There is also overlap with organizations such as the GCAC and GHS.
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Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
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