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Photographic Postcard of Doris Hancock with her first class, Belmond, Iowa circa 1918
Date
1918
Archival Collection
Description
Doris Hancock with her first class in the Fall of 1918 at the Tyrell School; Note on photo sleeve: "Doris (Hancock) with her first class - fall of 1918 - Tyrell school, Belmond, Iowa, Doris in rear wearing black dress; standing to the right of the girl with large bow".
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Photograph of combination of high school first year and District School, Nevada, circa 1927
Date
1926 to 1928
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photo of combination of high school first year and District School. First high school graduates. Graduated in three years. They were: Edna Wadsworth, Sue Heaps, Amy Coverwell, Washington Edwards, Elmer B. Edwards, George Quincy Keele, and Lawrence Wadsworth.
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Transcript of interview with Beula Jane Adams by Maureen Beth Conner, May 11, 1977
Date
1977-05-11
Archival Collection
Description
Maureen Conner interviews educator Beula Jane Adams (b. 1902) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Smithfield, Nebraska, Adams relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1932. During the interview Adams explores and highlights the role of education in relation to the social development of Nevada. Adams discusses presidential visits, early above ground atomic tests, and her involvement in local politics. Adams also discusses religion and how she became a Seventh-day Adventist Christian.
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Transcript of interview with Bill Belknap by R. J. Johnson, February 12, 1979
Date
1979-02-12
Archival Collection
Description
R. J. Johnson interviews Bill Belknap (b. 1920) at his home about Southern Nevada through the eyes of an established local photographer. Belknap discusses Colorado River, Nevada State Advisory Commission, WWII, Henderson Power Plant during WWII, El Rancho 1940s, Tule Springs Archaeological Project 1966-1967, Atomic Testing, Lake Mead, Boulder City, music and Jazz in Southern Nevada, teaching at UNLV, photography, and the Grand Canyon.
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