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Photograph of schoolchildren and teachers, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1910s

Date

1910 to 1919

Description

The Las Vegas School was held in the Baptist Church after it burned. A group of schoolchildren and their teacher Florence Squires (later Boyer) are pictured in the front of the building.

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"The Reward" film set, image 001: photographic print

Date

1970-11-02

Description

Church and plaza, on set of "The Reward". Typewritten on photo sleeve: "For the seemingly centuries-old church and plaza fountain shown in the photograph above were built only a month ago. On the ruins of Rhyolite a set for a major motion picture, "The Reward", has been built". [Caption in N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News July 31, 1964 p. 1]

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Emma Ellsworth oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00535

Abstract

Oral history interview with Emma Ellsworth conducted by Clark Ellsworth on March 4, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project On Early Las Vegas. Ellsworth first talks about getting married and moving to Pioche, Nevada during the Great Depression. She also talks about raising a family in Las Vegas, Nevada and about her husband working at Beneficial Life, a life insurance company. She also discusses Mormon churches in Las Vegas. She also discusses Mormon churches in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Ina Porter oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01497

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ina Porter conducted by Claytee White on January 05, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park neighborhood oral history project. Porter recalls moving to the John S. Park Neighborhood in the 1940s. She describes how they helped build the Mormon Church and the importance of the Latter Day Saints Church to the John S. Park Neighborhood. Lastly, Porter discusses the changes in the John S. Park Neighborhood over fifty years.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Theda Kay Grinnell by Fletcher Corey, February 28, 1977

Date

1977-02-28

Description

On February 28, 1977, Fletcher Corey interviewed Theda Kay Grinnell (born 1935 in New London, Iowa) about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grinnell first talks about her move to Nevada and both her and her husband’s work at the Nevada Test Site. She also talks about the atomic blasts, competition with Russia, and her employment that followed her work at the Test Site. Grinnell later talks about her church membership and goes into detail about the race riots and how they involved and impacted her and her son. The end of the interview includes discussion on flash floods, the culinary union, how World War II affected the Las Vegas industry, and the social changes in Las Vegas.

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Luella Knuckles interview, February 28, 1980: transcript

Date

1980-02-28

Description

On February 28, 1980, Paul Gentle interviewed Luella Knuckles (b. 1910 in Impolla, Texas) about life as an African-American in Las Vegas, Nevada. Knuckles talks to Gentle about the conditions that African-Americans lived in and the discrimination they faced when first arriving to the city. Knuckles, in particular, spends a portion of the interview discussing the segregated layout of Las Vegas and the jobs and opportunities that were available for the black community in a segregated town. Moreover, she provides anecdotes about her deceased husband’s employment, their experience buying and repairing a property by themselves, and the changes in attitudes as the city desegregated. The conversation later focuses on the Church’s place in the African-American community, education and participation in church activities, and Knuckle’s personal love for books and Bible study.

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Loreta C. Monson interview, March 1, 1979: transcript

Date

1979-03-01

Description

On March 1, 1979, Jon J. Howard interviewed Loreta Monson (b. April 10, 1904 in Egypt, Idaho) about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Monson speaks about coming to Las Vegas, the layout of the city and Fremont Street. Moreover, Monson talks about the Mormon church in Las Vegas, politicians and Nellis Air Force Base. Lastly, Monson discusses leisure activities, recreational activities such as fishing, and the Old Ranch.

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Reverend John Bain: photographic print

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Special Collections Photograph Collection on Book Illustrations (PH-00170) -- Reverend (Rev.) John Bain. Handwritten on verso: "From: First United Methodist Church of Las Vegas, Nev. [Nevada] (title page), (Rev. [Reverend] John Bain."

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Catherine Dunne in front of Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy: photographic print

Date

1939 (year approximate) to 1940 (year approximate)

Description

From the Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls, MS-00604. Written on the back of the photo: "Miss Dunne feeding pigeons outside church of San Marco, Venice. [not legible] raw edge all in. W. News." (sod2022-010-009 shows this photograph in a newspaper clipping.)

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Photograph of Ruth Eppenger D'Hondt in graduation attire, January 5, 2000

Date

2000-01-05

Description

Photograph of Ruth Eppenger D'Hondt graduating from the School of Evangelism at Second Baptist Church on January 5, 2000. Left to right: Annette (family friend), Erika (Ruth's daughter), Ruth, and Mattie and William Eppenger (Ruth's parents).

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