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Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 010: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

This photograph has three images. The first one, (0272_0046) has a handwritten inscription that reads , "Arizona spillway empties into 50' diversion tunnel, which will be blocked off above intersection of spillway. The rest of the tunnel is of no use anymore. It was used to divert water around dam while being built. Stoney gate will release as well as the spillway." "This section of the tunnel was very unstable. Sections of the tunnel would fall without giving any warning at all. Kept the men spooked. I knew a young fellow, who told me he had to get drunk before he could get up enough nerve to go to work. Couldn't get a transfer. This kind of work I call 'hero's of Boulder Dam." The second one (0272_0047) reads "Like donkeys in a mine never see daylight." It was a trucking mammoth concrete buckets in the 50 ft. diameter tunnels at Hoover Dam, an Oakes photo. The third one, (0272_0048) reads, "visit of L.A. Examiner scout car - crossing canyon on Gov. Hi-line."

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Brittany Castrejon oral history interview: transcript

Date

2017-11-09

Description

Oral history interview with Brittany Castrejon conducted by Claytee D. White and Barbara Tabach on November 9, 2017 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Brittany Castrejon details her experiences during the evening of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. She describes the Route 91 Harvest Festival set-up and details the events of that night, which she experienced alongside her 14-year-old cousin and a few friends. Castrejon tells her story of trying to find safety from the chaos during the entire ordeal, eventually finding refuge for the remainder of the night at the Tropicana hotel. She ends the interview by discussing her adjustment to life after the shooting and her post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as what she has learned from the experience.

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Transcript of interview with David Wasserman by Barbara Tabach, October 21, 2016

Date

2016-10-21

Description

For nearly two decades between 1950 and 1970, only one dentist of Jewish ancestry was known to be licensed to practice in Nevada. That was Dr. Joe Chenin. Finally, in 1971, the steadfast and easy mannered Dr. David R. Wasserman (1944 - ) broke through the barrier to become the second Jewish dentist serving the Las Vegas community. Over the following years, Dr. Wasserman built a sizeable following and immersed himself in the Jewish community of Las Vegas. Among his achievements is his participation and leadership in the formation of Las Vegas’ first Reform Jewish synagogue, Congregation Ner Tamid. He also would be active in the Jewish Federation. In 1992, as the HIV-AIDS epidemic affected dental offices throughout the nation, Dr. Wasserman saw an opportunity to get ahead of the infection. With the help of his wife Juanita Davis-Wasserman and his father-in-law Warren Davis, he developed, patented, manufactured and distributed a disposable tip for a treatment instrument commonly found in dental offices called a tri-syringe. This disposable tip brought sanitary options and great financial fortune to Dr. Wasserman and his family. In this oral history, Dr. Wasserman reflects on his joy of living in Las Vegas. He is a highly regarded dentist and leader in the Jewish community.

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Interview with Troy Ernest Wade II, June 16, 2004

Date

2004-06-16

Description

Narrator affiliation: Deputy Manager, Dept. of Energy, NVOO and Nuclear Test Controller; Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs

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"Really Now": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1991

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On the nomination of Clarence Thomas to Supreme Court.

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Letter and envelope from Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada to John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada

Date

1894-11-15

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

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