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Photograph of canyon at night, Hoover Dam, April 8, 1932

Date

1932-04-08

Description

Night view during the construction of Boulder Dam, now called Hoover Dam, looking upstream from below the lower portals of the diversion tunnels. The canyon presents a spectacular sight at night, with its myriads of lights. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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Marie Wakefield oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02975

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marie Wakefield conducted by Ashley Hardison on November 30, 2008 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Wakefield reflects upon her career as an administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District. She describes her experience as principal of Myrtle Tate Elementary School, her regular job responsibilities, and challenges that she faced. She also describes her experience as an African American woman, and the importance of student and faculty diversity within schools.

Archival Collection

William R. Wells oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01945

Abstract

Oral history interview with William Wells conducted by David Emerson on May 22, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview, William Wells, the first dean of engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1986 to join UNLV. He also describes building the engineering departments, obtaining accreditation, recruiting, salaries, and faculty turnover. He then talks about diversity in the department, the successes of UNLV engineering graduates, and attracting minority groups to engineering.

Archival Collection

Burrell C. Lawton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam

Identifier

PH-00120

Abstract

The Burrell C. Lawton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam depicts the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam on the Colorado River near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1931 to 1934. The photographs primarily depict workers, construction equipment, and the progression of the dam's concrete structures. The photographs also depict construction of diversion tunnels, bridges, the gravel plant, the intake towers, and the concrete mixing plant.

Archival Collection

Photograph of tunnels, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1936

Date

1931 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of diversion tunnels #1 and #2 at Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of farmland on the T & T Ranch, Nevada, circa 1953

Date

1953 (year approximate)

Description

Men irrigating new alfalfa on the T & T Ranch in the Amargosa Valley.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Irrigating land newly planted in alfalfa, T & T Ranch, Amargosa Valley, Nevada, about 1952 or 1954. Gordon Bettles is pictured with the shovel. The child pictured in the foreground is a niece of Bob Fishel and Betty Lou Kemp, daughter of M.P. Gless' Glessner. Note the profile of the sleeping old man silhouetted along the crest of the Funeral Mountains."

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Charles Jauregui oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00940

Abstract

Oral history interview with Charles Jauregui conducted by Thomas Box on April 24, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Jauregui reflects upon his 30-year career as a teacher and administrator with the Clark County School District (CCSD). He describes challenges that he faced such as student diversity, and describes his regular responsibilities as principal. He discusses his time as principal at Rancho High School in the 1990s, and challenges that he faced with school safety, curriculum development, and the implementation of technology into the classroom.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a water wheel in the Muddy River, Nevada, since 1936

Date

1936 to open end

Description

Water wheel in the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Raymond A. ''Pete'' West built this water wheel in 1936 in the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada."

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