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Transcript of interview with Dan Hill by John Bennett, March 1, 1979

Date

1979-03-01

Archival Collection

Description

On March 1, 1979, John L. Bennett interviewed Dan Hill (born May 20, 1914 in Illinois) in his home at 2130 Walnut Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, about his memory of Southern Nevada. In addition to the collector and informant, there is an unidentified woman present during the interview. Hill explains that he originally came to Nevada in search of work. He briefly moved to Europe during the First World War where he served in the Army; at the end of the war, Hill returns to Las Vegas to work at the Nevada Test Site. Hill then goes in-depth about his experience as a worker at the Nevada Test Site and different mining sites that he had also worked at. The two briefly discuss the different sheriffs that had been in charge of Las Vegas, and how many people came to Las Vegas to work at the Henderson Magnesium Plant and Hoover Dam in addition to the Nevada Test Site.

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Transcript of a narrative by Lucile Bunker, March 10, 1977

Date

1977-03-10

Description

An oral history statement conducted by herself. Lucile Whitehead Bunker (b. 1907 in Overton, Nevada), at the request of Doreen Day, provides an oral history statement about her experiences growing up and living in Southern Nevada. Bunker recalls her first experiences in Las Vegas and Overton and talks about her family, specifically about her mother, an ice cream maker, and father, the first assessor of Clark County. She then speaks about her various positions, including being a secretary at a school and law firm, a schoolteacher, and a deputy county clerk. She also describes her experiences as the wife of former Senator Berkeley Bunker, particularly living in Washington, D.C. where she met several presidents and attended several events with other lawmakers’ wives. Bunker additionally talks about her missionary work in her church and the various locations to which she travelled. She concludes the statement by talking about her interests in china painting, the early above-ground atomic testing, and the building of Hoover Dam.

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Photograph showing an aerial view of the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, Nevada-Arizona border, April 10, 2012

Date

2012-04-10

Description

Photographer's notes: "Aerial view, April 10, 2012. Note: I was commissioned to photograph over the bridge and dam in April 2012, more than a year after my project was complete." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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Photograph showing an aerial view of the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, Nevada-Arizona border, April 10, 2012

Date

2012-04-10

Description

Photographer's notes: "Aerial view, April 10, 2012. Note: I was commissioned to photograph over the bridge and dam in April 2012, more than a year after my project was complete." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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Electrians that it took to work on the Hoover Powerplant: photographic print

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Written on the back it says, "It required this number of electricians and more (those on shift were not able to appear in the picture), to complete the electrical work on Hoover Powerplant. Ralph Lowry, fourth form the left in the front row, was in charge of all the work in the powerplant, and on his left his Wilbur (Slim) Handley, chief electrician, and next to last in the back row on the right is Morgan J. Sweeney, who provide this picture."

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Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State records

Identifier

MS-00875

Abstract

Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State records (2007-2017) are comprised of Dennis McBride's research and working files for his book on the history of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) community in Nevada. The records include correspondence from Dennis McBride to different publishers detailing his research. The collection also includes copies of his book proposal, peer reviews, manuscript drafts, and proofs.

Archival Collection

Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) Disaster Collection of News Articles

Identifier

MS-00760

Abstract

The Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) Disaster Collection of News Articles (1988-1992) consists of articles from Las Vegas and other state and regional newspapers about the PEPCON plant explosion that took place in May of 1988. Also included are United Press International press releases from October to December, 1988.

Archival Collection

Clarence Ray Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00326

Abstract

The Clarence Ray Photograph Collection (approximately 1930-1960) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of Clarence Ray, casino scenes of people playing table games, and images of Ray with black activists in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection