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Junior League of Las Vegas Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00097

Abstract

The Junior League of Las Vegas Photograph Collection contains photographic prints and negatives, as well as postcards of locations in and around Las Vegas, Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1980. Early photographs in the collection offer views of the Las Vegas townsite, buildings, railroads, the Las Vegas High School, Overland Hotel, Arizona Club, and residential areas. Other photographs during this time depict the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) construction and Death Valley, California. Later photographs show the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus, downtown Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas Strip.

Archival Collection

Grand Canyon Boulder Dam Tours

No description.

Corporate Body

Tommy Nelson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01375

Abstract

Oral history interview with Tommy Nelson conducted by Art Rader on November 29, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Nelson discusses the history of Boulder City, Nevada and his career as a musician. He describes moving to Boulder City in 1932 and working as a laborer on the construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). Nelson describes life in the city during the construction of the dam, how the dam was built, and how Boulder City has changed. Nelson continues, talking about being a trumpeter, performing in various orchestras in Las Vegas, Nevada casino shows, and for injured United States service members during World War II.

Archival Collection

Nevada license plates; Las Vegas musical vinyl record; shoe cleaners; loot bags; various Las Vegas ephemera; postcards from the Flamingo, Nevada, and Hoover Dam; branded clothes hangers from the Riviera Hotel and Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, 1933 to 1974

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
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Collection Number: MS-00831
Collection Name: Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component

Postcard showing the Grand Canyon, Lake Mead, circa 1934-1950s

Date

1934 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of an entrance to the Grand Canyon from Lake Mead, with the entrance itself located above the Hoover Dam. Transcribed onto the bottom of the image: "The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River (Lake Mead entrance above Boulder Dam)." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947. Also, the image itself is stained with brown splotches that are spewed across the face of the photograph.

Image

Helen Jensen, Esther Faircloth, and Helen Rosati oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02438

Abstract

Oral history interview with Helen Jensen, Esther Faircloth, and Helen Rosati conducted by Claytee D. White on October 25, 2005 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Jensen discusses her early life and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1923. She remembers the city at the time, Fremont Street, and the increase in population through the 1930s. Jensen talks about the construction of the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) and the legalization of gambling in 1931. Then, Faircloth and Rosati describe growing up in North Las Vegas and recreational activities they participated in. Lastly, Jensen, Faircloth, and Rosati recall the Helldorado parade, rodeos, and changes in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection