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Elbert Edwards oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00520
Abstract
Oral history interview with Elbert Edwards conducted by Ronald Johns in 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Edwards discusses his work in Las Vegas, Nevada public schools during the Great Depression. The two also discuss the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Edwards’ involvement in politics, and mining in Nevada. He also talks about the development of Boulder City, Nevada, the early territorial boundaries of Nevada and Utah, the atomic testing at the Nevada Test Site, and early water sources in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
The view of postcards that can be bought from anywhere between the range five cents to twenty five cents in Boulder City, Nevada. Transcribed onto the upper left postcard: "Dear Billy, Just a giant postcard from Boulder Dam, and a picture of Old Glory to hang in your room. Regards, Tommy. Master Billy Brown, Orangedale, California." Transcribed onto the upper left postcard with an American flag on it: "Old Glory." Transcribed onto the bottom third postcard: "Dear Folks, It takes a GIANT postcard to describe this stupendous, colossal, amazing, beautiful, and gigantic engineering feat - Boulder Dam! Love Jane. The Folks Back Home, U.S.A."
Image
Photograph album, Henry Wieking Collection, circa late 1920s-early 1930s, page 3
Date
1925 to 1935
1905 to 1935
Description
Captions: Tunnel below Boulder Dam; On the desert; Near Arden, Nev.
Image
Photograph of Boulder Highway between Boulder City and Kingman, Arizona, circa 1935
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Boulder Highway between Boulder City and Kingman.
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Photograph of boat on Lake Mead, circa late 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a large passenger boat on Lake Mead.
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Photograph of boat on Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a large passenger boat on Lake Mead.
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