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Hotel Nipton. Nipton, (Calif.), circa 1930: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate)

Description

Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010. Hotel Nipton. Nipton, California. (1930s) The rock garden was made by "Big John" Silvera from Searchlight Nevada. He was deputy sheriff and did rock work

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Lee Tilman oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01826

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Lee Tilman conducted by Dennis McBride on February 06, 11, 13, 17, and 22; May 28; and July 09, 1996 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. In the interviews, Tilman discusses his birth in Gooding, Idaho in 1913, his early life, and his arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931. Tilman then talks about his experiences mining, milling, and ranching before moving to Las Vegas. While in Las Vegas, Tilman was involved with construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) and labor issues. Later, Tilman describes fishing and boating in the Colorado River, working at a duplex mine in Searchlight, Nevada, and working at the Las Vegas Ice House. Lastly, Tilman talks about influential Boulder City residents he knew, his children, and the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino.

Archival Collection

Group of people posed in front of the Hotel Nipton: photographic print

Date

1880 to 1979

Description

Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Unidentified group of people posed in front of the Hotel Nipton. The rock garden was made by "Big John" Silvera from Searchlight Nevada. He was deputy sheriff and did rock work

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UNLV Public Lands Institute Records

Identifier

UA-00143

Abstract

The UNLV Public Lands Institute Records (approximately 1946-2017) primarily contain records from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Public Land Institute's (PLI) which is focused on providing knowledge and research expertise in the areas of environmental education and interpretation related to public lands management. The materials include records from the PLI's inaugural founder, Dr. Margaret N. "Peg" Rees, then the Associate Vice President for Research and Outreach at UNLV. Materials document the founding and work of the PLI and also include papers from Rex Bell, Jr. associated with the Walking Box Ranch which is co-owned by UNLV and the Bureau of Land Management. The collection also includes videos of Rex Bell, Jr. discussing donation of Walking Box Ranch materials to the PLI.

Archival Collection

Sherwin "Scoop" Garside Papers

Identifier

MS-00342

Abstract

The Sherwin "Scoop" Garside Papers comprise photographs and documents of Las Vegas Review-Journal writer and photographer Scoop Garside. The collection dates from 1930 to 1983 and includes publicity photos of the Old Spanish Trail, correspondence from the Nevada State Centennial Commission, history of mines (Tonopah, Goldfield, Bullfrog), copies of articles written by Garside, family photos and general photographs of people and places, negatives of Las Vegas, Nevada; Searchlight, Nevada; St. George, Utah; and several unlabeled negatives. The 2017 addition contains newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, Nevada Historical Quarterly, and information on Nevada historic preservation. There is also genealogical information on the Garside family.

Archival Collection

Clara Bow Bell and man at a rock garden: photographic print

Date

1880 to 1979

Description

Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Clara Bow and an unidentified man at the rock garden in Nipton, CA. The garden was made by "Big John" Silvera from Searchlight Nevada. He was Deputy Sheriff and did rock work

Possibly Rex Bell

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Dieleman, Ruth Myrtle, 1908-2004

Ruth Dieleman was born in 1908 in Searchlight, Nevada and worked as a teacher.

Person