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Photograph of pedestrians and traffic in downtown, Beatty (Nev.), 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Beatty when Leadfield boomed, 1926. For 20 years it had waited for another.
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William Shockley and Little May: photographic print
Date
1908
Archival Collection
Description
William Hillman Shockley with Little May. She was the Paiute granddaughter of woman who cleaned for Bradfords. They treated her like family.
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Land in front of large Belmont home: photographic print
Date
1900 (year uncertain) to 1939 (year uncertain)
Archival Collection
Description
A big house sits on a hill in Belmont, Nevada, circa early 1900s. Trees line the entrance to the neighbor's home that is well hidden among the foliage.
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Transcript of interview with Maxine James by Danny DiGiacomo, March 2, 1977
Date
1977-03-02
Archival Collection
Description
On March 2, 1977, Danny DiGiacomo interviewed office manager, Maxine James (born September 6th, 1925, in Hayti, Missouri) about her life in Southern Nevada. The two discuss the ease with which people could find jobs in early Las Vegas. The interview provides an overview of James’ occupational history in Las Vegas and concludes with a discussion on the rapid growth of the city in the fifties and sixties.
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