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Marie McMillan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01272

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marie McMillan conducted by Kelli Luchs on September 15, 2009, September 23, 2009 October 01, 2009, and November 24, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Marie McMillan discusses life during the Great Depression and World War II. She then talks about marrying Duke Daly, raising a family with him, Daly passing away, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1961, and working at the Nevada Test Site. She then discusses being a single mother, marrying James McMillan, and her great passion for aviation. She also talks about her role as a leader in the African American community and her flying records.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Tonopah Midway Mine, Tonopah (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Midway Mine, an underground minerals site in Tonopah, Nevada, is the potential location for silver to be mined. Black smoke rises from the smokestack with the site sitting atop a dirt surface. Written lightly in the center of the photograph reads "Midway Mine, Tonopah Nev." Site Name: Tonopah Midway Mine

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Alice P. Broudy Papers on Broudy v. United States

Identifier

MS-00097

Abstract

The Alice P. Broudy Papers on Broudy v United States (1940-2018) comprise materials collected and created by the wife of Charles A. Broudy during her effort to obtain compensation for his death in 1977, which she believed to be a result of repeated radiation exposure. Materials include government documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), correspondence, memos, litigation papers, scholarly reports and articles on radiation exposure and its effects, congressional testimony, speeches, newspaper clippings, books and audiovisual materials. Also included are photographs, slides, and one box of Alice "Pat" Broudy's personal papers. There are two boxes of papers that remain unprocessed.

Archival Collection

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Valley Water Project, early phase, circa 1970

Date

1970 (year approximate)

Description

Aerial view of the Las Vegas Valley Water Project. Construction might be part of the Leonard R. Fayle reservoir and pumping station

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D Street near the historic Westside school, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-10-26

Description

An entrance marker on D Street near Washington Avenue welcomes drivers to the historic West Las Vegas neighborhood near the Westside School.

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Cyril S. Wengert Building: photographic print

Date

1978

Description

From the Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (PH-00345). Cyril S. Wengert Building, 4th and Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s

Date

1925 to 1929

Description

An archeological investigation at Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada.

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Trucks bringing concrete from the mixing plant: photographic print

Date

1933-07-22

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Trucks hauling two 2-cubic-yeard buckets, bringing concrete from the mixing plant. (duplicate of #0120 0033)

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