From the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Photograph Collection (PH-00152) -- On the back it reads, "Groundbreaking for new church." From left to right on the foreground is Rev. E.A Wessel, Pastor with plans in hand and Mayor E.W. Cragin turning over the first spadeful of dirt. Left to right in the background is City Commissioner Aruthur F. Smith, Jr., George E. Franklin (the contractor), Mrs. Matilda Bergrren, Mrs. Lloyd Powell, Mrs. Albert Hermenjat, Lloyd Powell (President of the Church), Aloysius Mcdonald, (the architect). Photo from the review journal.
Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00071 Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada Box/Folder: Folder 07 (Restrictions apply)
Oral history interview with Howard Cannon conducted by K.J. Evans on September 28, 1998 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. Cannon discusses his political involvement and working for the Las Vegas City Attorney’s Office. He then talks about his service in the Air National Guard during World War II and creating Nellis Air Force Base. Cannon also mentions his interactions with presidents, his thoughts on the Vietnam War, his support for civil rights, and his stance as a lawmaker.