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Merle Frehner oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00625

Abstract

Oral history interview with Merle Frehner conducted by Robert Laas on July 05, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Frehner discusses atomic testing, freighting, the "Arrowhead Trail", the Great Depression, and Boulder (Hoover) Dam in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Charles Frias oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00631

Abstract

Oral history interview with Charles Frias conducted by Paula Soto on March 02, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Frias discusses working in the cab business, Nellis Air Force Base, and tourism in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

John Hyram Wittwer oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02259

Abstract

Oral history interview with John Hyram Wittwer conducted by Douglas L. Skifton on April 01, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Wittwer discusses living in Bunkerville, Nevada, atomic bomb testing, and the Stewart Ranch.

Archival Collection

Woodrow Wilson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02640

Abstract

Oral history interview with Woodrow Wilson conducted by Barbara McCormick on October 20, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Wilson discusses Southern Nevada history and shares his personal experiences living in Las Vegas. Nevada.

Archival Collection

Ward Wengert oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01949

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ward Wengert conducted by Perry Kaufman on May 28, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Wengert discusses the banking career of his father Cyril S. Wengert in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Henry Shepherd oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02171

Abstract

Oral history interview with Henry Shepherd conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2014 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Shepherd discusses being an African-American bartender on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip, hired as a result of the 1971 consent decree. He also recalls memories of Jackson Street, the homes in North Las Vegas, and the hotels in downtown Las Vegas and on the Strip.

Archival Collection

Carol Azevedo oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00053

Abstract

Oral history interview with Carol Azevedo conducted by James E. Cuchine on March 04, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Azevedo discusses topics such as colleges, her political feelings, Downtown and West Las Vegas, Nevada, hospitals, and the Las Vegas Strip from 1951 and its growth.

Archival Collection

Lynn V. Baker oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00059

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lynn Baker conducted by Thomas Norton on April 01, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Baker discusses the expansion of downtown Fremont Street, military and commercial plane disasters, the Las Vegas, Nevada labor force, and other topics about Las Vegas history.

Archival Collection

George Gordon Colton oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00246

Abstract

Oral history interview with George Gordon Colton conducted by John C. Isham on October 09, 1973 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Colton discusses how his great-grandfather founded the original Gold Strike Hotel in Searchlight, Nevada, the development of the Duplex Mine, and overall history of Searchlight.

Archival Collection

Renila Dunlap oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00503

Abstract

Oral history interview with Renila Gunlap conducted by Lisa Johnson on March 09, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Gunlap discusses her personal, generational, and occupational history in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also talks about her church membership, Stewart Ranch, and education.

Archival Collection