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Aviada Exhibit, 1944 April 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Archival Component
Aviada Exhibit, 1944 April 15
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Archival Component
Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to L. L. Arnett (Las Vegas), June 15, 1935
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Archival Collection
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Letter from Bracken asking the Las Vegas mayor if the city could assign a policeman at the water company's expense to enforce water restrictions as they were entering the hottest part of the year.
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Photograph of a Washoe family, Carson City (Nev.), early 1900s
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Boulder City, Nevada and Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1935
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Materials depict the construction of Boulder City, Nevada and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam from 1930 to 1935. The photographs primarily depict construction of the master planned community of Boulder City, which was built to house workers during the construction of the dam. The photographs also depict construction of the dam, surveyors working in Black Canyon and on the Colorado River, and buildings in Boulder City. The photographs also depict Williamsville, the small settlement that preceded Boulder City.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of Short City in Rhyolite, Nevada, circa 1920s-1955
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Photograph of Fort Yuma, Yuma City, Arizona, circa 1870s
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Photograph of high school construction, Boulder City, Nevada, 1949
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Archival Collection
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Carmon Meswarb interview, April 15, 1976: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On April 15, 1976, Judy Hammer interviewed Carmon Meswarb (b. February 9, 1932 in Cedar Falls, Iowa) about his life as a musician in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meswarb discusses how he ended up in Las Vegas, the musicians union and his time playing in a relief band. Meswarb also delves into the different entertainment acts of the 1950s and 1960s, the big-name performers, the city’s showgirls and racial segregation in entertainment. Moreover, Matson talks about the changing landscape of the city, residential areas and the changed attitude of the Strip. The interview ends with Meswarb discussing the short stint of Broadway shows on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Single Family homes in Sun City MacDonald Ranch, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
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