Oral history interview with John Cahlan conducted by an unknown interviewer in 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Cahlan discusses the Nevada Test Site and the role of Basic Magnesium for the atomic testing. Cahlan additionally discusses the image of Las Vegas, Nevada as the entertainment capital of the world and the work of journalism in shifting the image to the recreational aspects of the area, such as Lake Mead and Mount Charleston.
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Narrator affiliation: Resident Engineer, Holmes and Narver; Program Manager, Plowshare
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This set includes: site plans, site sections, exterior elevations, building sections and floor plans.
This set includes drawings by Anthony Campanaro (architect).
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