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"Las Vegas: Snapshots of History" Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00425

Abstract

The "Las Vegas: Snapshots of History" Photograph Collection is comprised of photographic prints and slides as well as digital surrogates of photographic prints and ephemera representing architecture and events in Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1960 to 2017. Materials were donated by members of the Las Vegas community as part of a community scanning day sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities' Common Heritage grant. The majority of the collection documents landmarks in Las Vegas including the Stardust Resort and Casino, The Mint Las Vegas, Fremont Street, and the Desert Inn.

Archival Collection

Gerald L. Connor oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00411

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gerald Connor conducted by James Bonnell on February 22, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Connor first discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada and serving as a pilot in the United States Air Force. He then discusses his education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and his church membership. Topics that Connor discusses during the interview also include changes in the school district and properties located in Downtown Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Strip, his political activity within the Democratic Party, the Helldorado Parades, and the early atomic tests at the Nevada Test Site.

Archival Collection

Interview with David Browning Thomson, April 12, 2005

Date

2005-04-12

Description

Narrator affiliation: Physicist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Interview with Peter Henry Zavattaro, May 31, 2005

Date

2005-05-31

Description

Narrator affiliation: General Manager, Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier Energy (EG&G)

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Interview with Robert Elmer Friedrichs, June 18, 2004

Date

2004-06-18

Description

Narrator affiliation: Radiation Safety, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo); Sr. Scientific Adviser, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

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Interview with Layton James O'Neill, July 2, 2004

Date

2004-07-02

Description

Narrator affiliation: Health Physicist, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; Department of Energy

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