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Photographic slide of Tule Springs, Nevada, December 28, 1962

Date

1962-12-28

Description

Tule Springs excavation site. December 28, 1962

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Photographic slide of Tule Springs, Nevada, December 28, 1962

Date

1962-12-28

Description

Tule Springs work site. December 28, 1962

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Photographic slide of Tule Springs, Nevada, January 27, 1963

Date

1963-01-27

Description

Tule Springs work site. January 27, 1963

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Photograph of the northern entrance to Boulder Canyon, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

The northern entrance to Boulder Canyon, the original dam site.

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Transcript of interview with Jo Mueller by Claytee White, August 26, 2011

Date

2011-08-26

Archival Collection

Description

Jo Ann and Hal Mueller arrived in Las Vegas in 1956 when he accepted a meteorologist position. In addition to raising their two children, Jo was active in PTA, worked for Weight Watchers, and was a volunteer with League of Women voters. She tells the story of meeting Hal and their whirlwind romance to the altar, moving to the Caroline Islands and eventually choosing Las Vegas over Seattle as their next career assignment. Las Vegas became their permanent home and Jo reflects on life and experiences here.

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Centennial Stories: Examining Our Past, "The History of Military in Clark County," CCTV-4 Clark County TV, 2009

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File

Scope and Contents

Additional information from donor: Hosted by Mark Hall-Patton. Roundtable discussion with panelists: Colonel Steve Winklmann of Nellis Air Force Base; T.D. Barnes of the Roadrunners Veterans' Group; Nick Aquilina, fomerly with Nevada Test Site; and Dr. Michael Green, historian.

Archival Collection

Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-01130
Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Postcard of Boulder Canyon, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1935

Description

An artist's rendering of Boulder Canyon. Text printed on front of postcard: "Looking downstream in Boulder Canyon at Hoover Dam site near Las Vegas, Nevada." Text printed on back of postcard: "The Hoover Dam site is 32 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Work is rapidly progressing on this tremendous project. The dam will be 727 feet high--the gorge is 290 feet wide at the river The dam site is in this narrow gorge, where the river disappears around the bend."

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Proposal for the MGM Grand (Reno), 1976

Date

1976

Description

Bound proposal for MGM Grand Hotel Reno including artist's conception, elevation drawings, vicinity map, site plan, themes, and architectural plans for all major components.
Site Name: MGM Grand Reno
Address: 2500 East Second Street

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Transcript of interview with Cecile Dotson Crowe by Darin Toldisky, April 27, 1981

Date

1981-04-27

Description

On April 27, 1981, Darin Toldisky interviewed Cecile Dotson Crowe (born October 17th, 1911, in Millville, Utah) at Clark County Library in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers Mrs. Crowe’s account of the building of Hoover (Boulder Dam). Mrs. Crowe discusses the Six Companies, Boulder City, and recalls President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s visit to Nevada by train to dedicate the dam on the 30th of September, 1937.

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Photograph of the Houssels House behind trees, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1983

Date

1983

Archival Collection

Description

Houssels House at its original site (1012 S. 6th St.) Site Name: Houssels House Street Address: 1012 South 6th Street

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