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Oran Gragson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Oran Gragson conducted by Perry Kaufman on December 25, 1972 for the UNLV Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Gragson discusses his employment at Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) and Basic Magnesium Plant, and eventually opening his own business in 1967. He then describes changes in Las Vegas, Nevada and recalls his involvement with politics. Gragson then discusses his time as the mayor of Las Vegas and explains the challenges he faced as mayor. Lastly, Gragson describes the difference between county government and city government.
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Film transparency of the Colorado River, circa 1930s-1950s
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Eddie Ernest Buxton oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Eddie Buxton conducted by Bernard D. Vardiman on March 30, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Buxton describes the significance of some of his ancestors, including Ernest May, who was the first law enforcement officer in Las Vegas, Nevada killed in the line of duty in 1933. Buxton also recalls the development of both Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, going to school in the city, and his father’s work on Hoover Dam.
Archival Collection
Lawrence Hawley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lawrence Hawley conducted by Andy Sturgeon on March 13, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The two discuss how Hawley first came to Nevada, as well as his personal family history. Hawley describes Hoover Dam as it was being built, the effects of the Depression on Nevada, and how Las Vegas has grown in size. Hawley also discusses liquor laws and how practicing law has changed since he first moved to Nevada.
Archival Collection
Telegram from W. R. Armstrong (Los Angeles) to A. L. Coey, March 21, 1931
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List of the steps the Union Pacific Railroad Company would follow to switch their industrial users over from their previous water providers to the railroad.
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Photograph of a boat on the shore of the Colorado River, 1931
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Photograph of Rotary Club luncheon, Boulder City, Nevada, October 25, 1946
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Archival Collection
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Rotary Club luncheon at Hoover Dam during Decennial celebration. See photo 0214 0404.
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Photograph of valley near Colorado River, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1930-1934
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