Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Search Results

Display    Results Per Page
Displaying results 4491 - 4500 of 68399

Transcript of interview with Earl A. Evans by Lance Malone, March 15, 1981

Date

1981-03-15

Description

On March 15, 1981 Lance Malone interviewed Sears Roebuck Division Manager, Earl A. Evans, Jr., (born March 3rd, 1935 in Alhambra, California) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the history of Nevada and Mr. Evans’s life. During the interview, Mr. Evans discusses education, sports, employment, the weather and the railroad in Las Vegas. He also discusses transportation, recreation, community involvement, raising a family in Las Vegas, the development of Fremont and the Strip, and religious activities. Mr. Evans served as a Bishop for the LDS Church in Las Vegas and in regards to education, he served on the Clark County School Board.

Text

Photograph of Howard Hughes after hearing, Culver City, California, August 15, 1947

Date

1947-08-15

Description

Description given with photo: "Tired Hughes Returns Home, Culver City, Cal. : Rubbing his tired eyes, Howard Hughes talks with reporters at an informal press conference at his plant in Culver City after his return flight from Washington. He said the hearings in which he participated were fair, and said the press and public made it "Impossible for Brewster to continue his Gestapo methods". Credit (ACME) 8/15/47."

Image

Photograph of C. P. Squires at his home in Las Vegas, June 15, 1947

Date

1947-06-15

Description

C. P. "Pop" Squires in front of his home at 408 South 7th Street.

Image

Photographic slide of soil, Tule Springs, Nevada, January 15, 1963

Date

1963-01-15

Description

Description given with slide: "Experiment with burning the soil to see characteristics of residue."

Image