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Lawrence Nelson oral history interview
Identifier
OH-01373
Abstract
Oral history interview with Lawrence Nelson conducted by John Turner on February 22, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Nelson discusses the history of early Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about the Old Mormon Fort, the importance of railroads in Las Vegas, and the construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
Archival Collection
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1971-06-03
Description
Six Companies railroad grade above railroad tunnel No. 1 showing the proposed location of the "low-mix" concrete mixing plant. (8-9-31)
Album 3: the Las Vegas, Nevada railway depot and ice-house: photographic prints
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Maurine and Fred Wilson and Dr. William S. Park Photograph Albums (PH-00222) -- Album 3
Image
Photograph of remains of the Bonnie Claire Mill, Bonnie Claire (Nev.), 1906-1928
Date
1906 to 1928
Archival Collection
Description
Remains of Mill in Bonnie Clair, Nevada. Debris litters the desert floor leading up to the abandoned mill.
Image