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Dan Bennett oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dan Bennett conducted by Guy Pence on October 03, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview Bennett talks about the visits from presidents and other important people to the Las Vegas, Nevada area and discusses the 1942 plane crash of Carole Lombard’s plane. He also mentions Boulder Dam and describes the economic, social and environmental changes that have taken place in Southern Nevada over the years.
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Panoramic photograph of a train crossing the desert, Pioche (Nev.), 1900-1925
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Photograph of Railroad survey camp between Caliente and Las Vegas (Nev.), 1904
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Photograph of men building railroad survey camp, Eldorado Canyon (Nev.), March, 1907
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Photograph of men observing railroad construction, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
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Photograph of a railroad survey party at their camp, Las Vegas (Nev.), February, 1902
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Photograph of a man in a survey camp with a tent and stove, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1902
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Photograph of men at a railroad survey camp, Las Vegas (Nev.), February, 1902
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Photograph of railyard buildings and engines, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
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Photograph of a railroad surveyor in the desert during winter, Caliente (Nev.), 1900-1925
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