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Lindquist, Ward A., 1921-1982
Ward Lindquist was born June 7, 1921 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Lindquist family moved to South Dakota in approximately 1925 and to San Bernardino, California in approximately 1938. Lindquist moved to Las Vegas, Nevada between 1942 and 1945 and he began working at the Lake Mead Lodge as a bartender. He later became a captain for the Lake Mead Boat Company that operated recreational boat tours of Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam. Lindquist later became a sheet metal worker at the Nevada Test Site. He died in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 12, 1982.
Person
Wilde, Hagar (1905-1971)
Hagar Wilde was born in Ohio in 1905. She was a successful short-story writer when Howard Hughes hired her to write the dialogue script for the Age of Love in 1931. Wilde is best known for co-writing scripts for two of Howard Hawks most well-known comedies, Bring Up Baby (1938) and I was a Male War Bride (1949), both starring Cary Grant. Wilde died in 1971.
Source:
Daffron, Polly. "Introducing Hagar Wilde". The Time Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. June 28 1931, pg. 32.
Person
Group of servicemen (for General Patton) at a party at Walking Box Ranch, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1880 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Photograph taken when General Patton's troops visited Walking Box Ranch. Photo was taken in the great room of the ranch house. Rex Anthony Bell, Jr (Toni Larbow Beldam) is seated on the floor in the center with a military cap and checkered shirt. George Francis Robert Bell is seated on a wooden 'horse' holding a rope and also wearing a military cap. Clara is seated in the center on an unidentified man's lap with her arm raised. Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) is located behind Clara's outstretched arm and hand in the back
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Photograph of Regents, Las Vegas, 1950s - 1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A group photo of the Board of Regents at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Seated, the people identified are, from left to right: 1) Unidentified; 2) Bonnie Smotony, Secretary; 3) Neil Humphrey, Chancellor; 4) Jacobson; 5) Paul McDermott; 6) Helen Thompson; and 7) A. C. Grant. Standing, the people identified are, from left to right: 1) Dr. Louis Lombardi; 2) Unidentified; 3) William "Bill" Morris; 4) James Bilbray; 5) Mel Steniger; 6) Molly Knudtsen; and 7) Dr. Fred Anderson.
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Charles Guy interview, 1995: transcript
Date
1995-04-06
1995-04-14
1995-04-21
1995-05-19
Archival Collection
Description
Guy begins by talking about his birth in Brazil, Indiana, his early work selling Civilian Conservation Corps magazine subscriptions, and his travels across the United States before arriving in Boulder City, Nevada in 1938. Next, Guy recalls his early memories of Boulder City, the Las Vegas Wash, and his work at the Boulder Beach campgrounds at Lake Mead Recreation Area and in Overton, Nevada. Guy also discusses the campgrounds' working conditions, entertainment, access to amenities, and work associates. Afterwards, Guy talks about his time as a railroad worker in Indiana and Las Vegas, Nevada, Block 16 in Las Vegas, Las Vegas entertainers, working as a volunteer fire fighter, and anecdotes about people in his personal life.
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