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June and Lewis Whitley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01969

Abstract

Oral history interview with June Whitley and Lewis Whitley conducted by Claytee D. White on November 02, 2007 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview the Whitleys discuss moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958 as newlyweds. Lewis Whitley discusses working at the Nevada Test site as a cook, working for the Clark County Fire Department as a fire hydrant inspector, and then retiring in 2007. June Whitley talks about working as a maid, getting a position with Centel Telephone Company, and then getting a seat on the Board of Regents for the Clark County Community College in 1978. The couple then shares their unique experiences about the growth of the African American community in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Tonopah Midway Mine, Tonopah (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Midway Mine, an underground minerals site in Tonopah, Nevada, is the potential location for silver to be mined. Black smoke rises from the smokestack with the site sitting atop a dirt surface. Written lightly in the center of the photograph reads "Midway Mine, Tonopah Nev." Site Name: Tonopah Midway Mine

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