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Pioche Schoolhouse

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Emma Ellsworth oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00535

Abstract

Oral history interview with Emma Ellsworth conducted by Clark Ellsworth on March 4, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project On Early Las Vegas. Ellsworth first talks about getting married and moving to Pioche, Nevada during the Great Depression. She also talks about raising a family in Las Vegas, Nevada and about her husband working at Beneficial Life, a life insurance company. She also discusses Mormon churches in Las Vegas. She also discusses Mormon churches in Las Vegas.

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Pioche (Nev.)

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Subject

Pioche Hills

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Feature

mountains

Geographic Location

Vernon G. Stockall oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01771

Abstract

Oral history interview with Vernon G. Stockall conducted by Stephanie Aylward on February 11, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Stockall discusses arriving to Pioche, Nevada in 1935 as a miner. Stockall then describes the early aboveground atomic tests that were done at the Nevada Test Site. Stockall later shares his thoughts on the growth of gaming in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stockall also recalls the growth of Boulder City, Nevada and the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam.

Archival Collection

Correspondence, F.R. McNamee to H.E. George

Date

1905-06

Archival Collection

Description

This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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Mary Ellen Campbell oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00328

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary Ellen Campbell conducted by Ronald Robinson on March 06, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Campbell talks about her parents’ move to the United States from England and her own life growing up in Panaca, Nevada. She also talks about living in Pioche, Nevada and the conditions of living in two small towns.

Archival Collection

Roscoe Wilkes oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01979

Abstract

Oral history interview with Roscoe Wilkes conducted by Claytee D. White on March 19, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Roscoe Wilkes discusses moving to Pioche, Nevada, being a PBX operation, working as a lead zinc miner, and teaching grade school. He also talks about enlisting into World War II, during which he was a prisoner of war in Romania. He then discusses enrolling in the University of Southern California School of Law, becoming a district attorney, and then a judge.

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