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Group of unidentified men dressed as Indians in front of a Boy Scout event sign: photographic print

Date

1880 to 1979

Description

Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute

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Pyramid Lake, Nevada: drawing

Date

1970

Description

From the UNLV Special Collections Photograph Collection on Book Illustrations (PH-00170) -- Drawing of people camped at Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, Nevada. Handwritten on verso: "Jackson, Donald, and Mary Lee Spence, editors. Expeditions of John Charles Fremont. Vol. 1, Urbana, Chicago, and London: University of Chicago Press, 1970. p. 606." [MLA8 citation format]

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Photograph of Clayson & Griffith supply store, Las Vegas, 1905

Date

1905

Description

Clayson & Griffith supply store, Las Vegas 1905. Handwritten text on back of photo: "Midway of block below present Sal Sagev." Sign in photo reads: "Clayson & Griffith, House Furnishings, Miners, Supplies, Burros and Saddles. New and Second Good Bought and Sold."

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Film transparency of Ragtown, near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Ragtown, on the shore of the Colorado River near Black Canyon (looking south), on the outskirts of Boulder City, Nevada, 1931.

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Gayle Wallace oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01905

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gayle Wallace conducted by Steven Stover on February 13, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Wallace discusses his personal history and the history of Las Vegas, Nevada. Wallace begins by describing his father's career as a mechanic working on the construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). Wallace then describes moving to North Las Vegas, Nevada, what life was like in the developing city, and living in a tent. He talks about his career as a floral designer, how Las Vegas has changed, and recreational activities in the city.

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