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Tilman, Lee R., 1913-2007
Lee R. Tilman was known for working on the Boulder (Hoover) Dam construction. He was born in Gooding, Idaho and had worked many jobs including a miner, ranch hand, and truck driver. He has given interviews regarding the dam's construction for many programs including PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), the History Channel, and the Discovery Channel.
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"Lee Tilman." Las Vegas Review-Journal. Accessed January 30, 2020. https://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=lee-tilman&pid=142144316
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Arthur H. Wolf Photographs of the Women's March and March for Science
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The Arthur H. Wolf Photographs of the Women’s March and March for Science collection is comprised of digital photographs taken by Arthur H. Wolf using his iPhone of two protests that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2017. The first set of photographs were taken during the Women’s March in downtown Las Vegas on January 21, 2017. The second set of photographs were taken during the March for Science on April 22, 2017. Accompanying each set of photographs is a document with Wolf’s notes explaining the purpose of the events and describing his experience attending them. The collection also includes a handmade sign "Change gun laws or change Congress" carried by Wolf during the protests.
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Christiansen, Norman, 1931-
Norman Christiansen was born on October 11th, 1931 in Red Lodge, Montana. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956 after graduating college in Montana. Christiansen worked at the Nevada Test Site for two years and was a teacher at various schools.
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Christie, Gordon, 1916-
Gordon Chrisite was born on March 9th, 1916 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. He worked as a carpenter. He helped build numerous hotels including the MGM Grand, Fremont, Desert Inn, and the Sahara.
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Clark, Betty Joyce, 1940-
Betty Joyce (Bearden) Clark was born in Cartersville, Georgia on April 24, 1940. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947. She was a hairdresser, grocery checker, and secretary bookeeper. She married Ray Clark on June 09, 1959.
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Borsack, Donald Edward, 1928-
Donald Edward Borsack was born in Bell, California on February 28, 1928. Borsack moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1936. Borsack has worked as a insurance adjuster, clothing salesman, and proprietor and owner of four El Portal Luggage stores.
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Hawkins, Mary
Mary Hawkins moved to Southern Nevada in 1942. She moved to Nevada from Texas with her first husband. Hawkins was self-employed, running a cafe in Nevada, and she was also a housewife. Hawkins remarried in 1945, after her first husband died.
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Bennett, Jean
Jean Bennett went to California from Missouri to pursue her dreams of being a singer. She worked for Buck Ram, who wrote, produced and/or arranged for the Platters, the Drifters, and many more singing groups of early rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues genres.
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Coblentz, Thelma, 1911-
Thelma Coblentz was born April 21, 1911 in New Jersey. She moved to Loveland, Nevada in 1936 where her husband provided medical care as one of the first physicians in the small town. Coblentz moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958.
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Mills, Greta
Greta Mills was born October 28, 1928 in Charleston, West Virginia. She met Hughie Mills in New York and got married in 1954. She became a librarian at Columbia University and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1989 with her husband.
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