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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, May 18, 1950

Date

1950-05-18

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

Text

Photograph of housing, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

A picture of housing in the distance for the Hoover Dam workers in Boulder City, Nevada. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Paul M. Lytle oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01170

Abstract

Oral history interview with Paul M. Lytle conducted by James Greene on December 19, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Lytle discusses moving to Boulder City, Nevada in 1936 to work as a Boulder (Hoover) Dam guide. Lytle also discusses his early life moving around Nevada, his family, his experiences with railroad freight cars, Boulder Highway's road conditions and roadside stores, and his service in the United States Army during World War II.

Archival Collection

Postcard of people in a boat on Lake Mead, Nevada, circa 1930s-1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a boat on Lake Mead. The front of the postcard reads: Passenger cruiser "Hualapai" on Lake Mead, near Boulder Dam. Fortification Mt. in background.

Image

Gordon Reno oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01555

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gordon Reno conducted by Brian Galvin on March 01, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Reno describes his early life living in Henderson, Nevada and watching the city of Las Vegas, Nevada expand over time. Reno discusses the Boulder (Hoover) Dam and how it was once heavily guarded, as well as Mormonism in Las Vegas. Reno also talks about being stationed at a U.S. Marine base at Lake Mead, his career as a police officer in North Las Vegas, and the Basque people and their influence in Nevada.

Archival Collection