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Photograph of stage coach, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Old stage coach sits next to a bus headed for the Hoover Dam. The side of the coach reads "No. 1 Las Vegas Tonopah Reno Stage Lines," and the back advertising reads "THROUGH SERVICE FROM RENO NEV. TO PHOENIX ARIZ." The bottom of the coach's bumper reads "U.S. Mail." The written inscription with the photograph provided by the donor says "The Start---Pioneering LV Tonopah-Reno Stage"
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Film transparency of Willow Beach, Arizona, 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
Willow Beach, Arizona, on the the Colorado River between Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, approximately 20 miles south of Hoover Dam, 1972. Several buildings are visible, including two motels, a possible visitor's center/rental office, and a possible service station. Both Lake Mead and Lake Mohave are part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area administered by the U.S. National Park Service.
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Film transparency of Willow Beach Marina, Arizona, 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
Willow Beach Marina, Arizona, on the the Colorado River between Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, approximately 20 miles south of Hoover Dam, 1972. A motel and a possible visitor's center/rental office are visible. Part of the marina is visible on the left side of the photograph. Both Lake Mead and Lake Mohave are part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area administered by the U.S. National Park Service.
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Jesma and Carlyle Wilcox oral history interview
Identifier
OH-01976
Abstract
Oral history interview with Jesma and Carlyle Wilcox conducted by Sally Griffis on February 19, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Jesma Wilcox begins by describing her family ranch, how her father leased the property to tenants, and what it was like living without air conditioning and refrigeration. She describes using a nearby stream as a water source, recreational activities, and the Mormon settlers and missionaries who first settled on the ranch. Wilcox talks about her religious involvement with the Mormon Church and life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the mid-twentieth century, as well as how Las Vegas has changed. Wilcox, with her husband Carlyle, also discusses the history of the nuclear weapons tests. Carlyle then describes the construction of the Basic Magnesium Plant in Henderson, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with Neil Henry Holmes by James Greene, January 14, 1975
Date
1975-01-14
Archival Collection
Description
On January 14, 1975, collector James Greene interviewed foreman, Neil H. Holmes (born on November 16th, 1897, in Chicopee, Kansas) in his home in Boulder City, Nevada. This interview covers the early days in Boulder City. Mr. Holmes also discusses the local education system, family life, employment opportunities, housing, and the building of Hoover Dam.
Text
Roberta Kane oral history interview
Identifier
OH-03238
Abstract
Oral history interview with Roberta Kane conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 6, 2017 and May 22, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Kane explains how she was the first born Jewish baby in Las Vegas, Nevada and her parents’ deep involvement with the Jewish community of the 1930s. She then talks about the formalization that occurred in the Jewish community with the building of Temple Beth Sholom. In a second session, Kane recalls the Wildcat Lair, a gathering spot of students from Las Vegas High School in the 1950s.
Archival Collection
Elizabeth Harrington Collection of Essays
Identifier
MS-00220
Abstract
This collection contains the original drafts of the thirteen essays that Elizabeth Harrington wrote about her life in early Las Vegas, Nevada. These articles were written from her memory and experiences of life in Las Vegas beginning in the early 1900s, and were published in the Nevadan section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal from 1975-1979.
Archival Collection
Film transparency of Willow Beach Marina, Arizona, 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
Willow Beach Marina, Arizona, on the the Colorado River between Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, approximately 20 miles south of Hoover Dam, 1972. Several buildings are visible, including two motels, and a possible visitor's center/rental office. The marina is visible on the left of the photograph. Both Lake Mead and Lake Mohave are part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area administered by the U.S. National Park Service.
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Polk, Leonard, Jr., 1948-
Leonard Polk Jr. was born in 1948 in Monroe, Louisiana. He and his mother moved to Las Vegas in 1949 when he was just two months old. His father worked on the Hoover Dam. Polk grew up in West Las Vegas and remembers the movement to integrate the schools in the city. As a young adult, he joined the Marines and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. Polk began to work for shows in Las Vegas after he finished his military career. He worked for the Aladdin Baghdad Theater and for the MGM Grand Hotel.
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