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Photograph of Beckley House Moving, Image 026

Date

1979

Description

Beckley House reopening at the Clark County Museum in Henderson, Nevada.

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Photograph of Beckley House Moving, Image 027

Date

1979

Description

Beckley House reopening at the Clark County Museum in Henderson, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of Beckley House Moving, Image 028

Date

1979

Description

Beckley House reopening at the Clark County Museum in Henderson, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of Beckley House Moving, Image 029

Date

1979

Description

Beckley House reopening at the Clark County Museum in Henderson, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of Beckley House Moving, Image 030

Date

1979

Description

Beckley House reopening at the Clark County Museum in Henderson, Nevada.

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Photograph of Beckley House Moving, Image 031

Date

1979

Description

Beckley House reopening at the Clark County Museum in Henderson, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of Paiute women, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Written on the photo: "Northern Paiute - 2. Northern Paiute women of the early 1900s. On the left is Mary Davis and Nina (Davis) Smith. On the right is Myma Briggs. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."

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Jack Schofield oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01641

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jack Schofield conducted by Suzanne Becker on January 13, 2009 for Voices of the Historic John S. Park neighborhood. Schofield highlights his service as a fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korea conflict, his family genealogy, and his devotion to being an excellent educator, businessman, family man, and politician. Schofield describes his affection for the John S. Park Neighborhood and some of the changes that have occurred.

Archival Collection

Edea Trapletti oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03435

Abstract

Oral history interview with Edea Trapletti conducted by Claytee D. White on June 21, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In this interview, Trapletti discusses her early life in Trieste, Italy. She talks about coming to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950, her initial reaction to the city, and building a home in the John S. Park neighborhood. Trapletti describes the community in the area, religious organizations, and social life at the time. Lastly, Trapetti discusses the future of the John S. Park neighborhood and the other neighborhoods near downtown Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Robert Forbuss oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00597

Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert Forbuss conducted by Suzanne Becker on February 12, 2009 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In this interview, Forbuss discusses Las Vegas, Nevada history while sharing childhood memories of the neighborhood. He also discusses his mother buying a home in 1944 in the Huntridge development, adjacent to the John S. Park Neighborhood and living there for the rest of her life. He then mentions her owning a dry cleaning business, which he later owned.

Archival Collection