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The Lincoln County Courthouse in Pioche, Nevada: postcard
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Archival Collection
Description
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Fairbanks, Celestia Adelaide “Ma” Johnson
wife of Ralph Jacobus Fairbanks and mother of Celesta A Lisle and Estella Frances Fairbanks Brown
Person
T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: Palm Springs Fire Department; Back: Palms Springs Fire Department, approximately 2001-2012
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 179
Archival Component
Photograph looking northwest through the remains of St. Thomas, March 25, 1964
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Looking northwest through the remains of St. Thomas towards the site of the Lost City
Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead, above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.
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Photograph looking southeast through the remains of Saint Thomas, March 25, 1964
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Looking southeast through the remains of Saint Thomas with Lake Mead in the background.
Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead, above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.
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Crowell, Irving, 1900-1991
Alternate Names
American mineral miner
Person
David L. Stevenson oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with David L. Stevenson conducted by Charles Jackson on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Stevenson discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stevenson discusses his early education and later working at chemical plants in Henderson, Nevada during his teens. Stevenson continues by recalling his career as a chemist at the Nevada Test Site, the purpose of the nuclear tests he was involved in, and the fallout that was carried across the country due to the testing. He also describes the growth of Las Vegas and its economy. Finally, Stevenson talks about being a real estate agent in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
