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Leo Dunbar, Harry Hall, Carl Merrill, Mary Ann Merrill, and Harold Wadman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02080

Abstract

Oral history interview with Leo Dunbar, Harry Hall, Harold Wadman, Carl Merrill, and Mary Ann Merrill conducted by Dennis McBride on June 24, 1986 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. The interviewees discuss their early lives and families, moving to Nevada, and starting work on the Hoover Dam. They recall memories of living in Boulder City, Nevada during the Great Depression and beyond, and share information about the construction of the dam and the city as well as personal stories about their lives in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

Howard Hughes sitting inside the Lockheed 14 aircraft in New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Hughes' Paris hop delayed by motor trouble. New York City-- Howard Hughes, millionaire oil man and speed flyer, in the cabin of his huge Lockheed plane as he waited impatiently for a crew of mechanics to repair one of the motors so that he could take off for Paris. He was forced to give up his plans to leave on July 9th when mechanics found that it would be impossible to change the 18 cylinders of his motors in time. Crews worked all night at the job. Rough spots were found in the cylinders during fuel consumption tests. Credit Line (ACME) 7/10/38 Burs SF."

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A view of the front of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A view of the front of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A view of the front of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A view of the side of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A view of the side of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A view of a wing on Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A view of the back of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A view of the side of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

Image