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Transcript of interview with Fred B. Houghton by Philip Partridge, February 9, 1975
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Archival Collection
Description
On February 9, 1975, Philip Partridge interviewed former attorney, Fred B. Houghton (born August 27th, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois) in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss how Houghton first moved to Las Vegas and how he came to practice law. The interview concludes with Houghton’s thoughts of Southern Nevada.
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Tecopa Railroad, train and station: photograph
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Archival Collection
Description
Tecopa Railroad #1 2-6-2T at BLW at Tecopa, California. (interchange with Tonopah & Tidewater). Stamp on the back of the photo reads: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."
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Transcript of interview with Herbert & Erma Holtam by Marc Hechter, February 7, 1976
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On February 7, 1976, collector, Marc Hechter interviewed Herbert and Erma Holtam in the collector’s home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the history of the early Las Vegas Valley area. The discussion includes an in-depth overview of the Helldorado Parade and Helldorado Village. The building of the hotels on the Strip, homesteading, and local housing developments, are also discussed.
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Wardle, Austin
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Nevada/Austin-Wardle_97c1
Born in late 1890s in Utah. Lived in Tonopah, NV.
Wife is Luella Wardle.
Person
Wardle, Luella
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Nevada/Luella-Wardle_97c2
Born in early 1900 in Idaho. Lived in Tonopah, NV.
Husband is Austin Wardle.
Person
Shockley, May Bradford, 1879-1977
May Bradford was born May 11, 1879 in Missouri. Her parents named her Cora May, but she almost always went by the name May. Growing up, she lived in mining camps in New Mexico, Colorado, and Oregon, where her father worked. She graduated from high school in Carthage, Missouri. She attended Stanford and studied art and mathematics, earning her degree in 1902. She then taught high school for one year in Seattle, Washington to earn the money to go to Paris and study art and was able to spend the next year in Paris.
Person
Correspondence, general, 1930 to 1934
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad Records
Box/Folder: Box 1
Archival Component
Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 22, 1985
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Archival Collection
Description
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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, 1960s-1970s
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Archival Collection
Description
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Byrd Wall Sawyer Collection
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The Byrd Wall Sawyer Collection primarily consists of Byrd's research files on Nevada from 1930 to 1970. The materials concentrate on her monograph, "Nevada Nomads," as well as her co-authored textbook, "Here is Nevada." The collection also includes speeches, journal articles, memos, research note cards and papers, correspondence, informational booklets and pamphlets, maps, photographs, audiovisual materials, and newspaper articles and clippings.
Archival Collection