Oral history interview with Jean McColl conducted by Sam C. Melchiome Jr. on March 01, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, McColl discusses her childhood and family in Searchlight, Nevada and her eventual move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1944. McColl also discusses her education, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Mount Charleston, Lee Canyon, atomic testing, Las Vegas entertainment, and juvenile delinquency.
Materials contain photographs of mines, mining operations, and mills in Nevada from 1881 to 1911, including mines in Tuscarora, Sagebrush, Potosi, Delamar, Tonopah, Gold Hill, Virginia City, Eureka, and Searchlight.
Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs at the Railroad Pass Casino and Eldorado Casino in Henderson, Nevada from 1986. Materials also include a slide of an abandoned gift shop in nearby Searchlight, Nevada.
On January 20, 1975, collector businessman, James M. Greene interviewed businessman, William F. Kelsey (born November 6th, 1908 in Pasadena, California) in his home in Nelson, Nevada. Mrs. Kelsey is also present during the interview. This interview covers the life and times of Mr. Kelsey.