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Water supply - Roscoe Moss Company

Date

1938

Archival Collection

Description

Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

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Photograph looking west through the remains of Saint Thomas, March 25, 1964

Date

1964-03-25

Description

Looking west through the remains of Saint Thomas from near the remains of Jacob Baver's blacksmith shop.

Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.

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David L. Stevenson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01763

Abstract

Oral history interview with David L. Stevenson conducted by Charles Jackson on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Stevenson discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stevenson discusses his early education and later working at chemical plants in Henderson, Nevada during his teens. Stevenson continues by recalling his career as a chemist at the Nevada Test Site, the purpose of the nuclear tests he was involved in, and the fallout that was carried across the country due to the testing. He also describes the growth of Las Vegas and its economy. Finally, Stevenson talks about being a real estate agent in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection