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Stratosphere Tower concrete pour: video

Date

1992-02-22

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas, Nevada newscasts describing the foundation at the Stratosphere Tower marking the largest continuous concrete pour since Hoover Dam. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.

Moving Image

Leroy Burt, Joseph Kine, and Tommy Nelson oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-02065

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Leroy Burt, Joseph Kine, and Tommy Nelson conducted by Dennis McBride on November 10 and 11, 1986 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. The men discuss what they had been doing when the depression started in 1929, when they moved to Nevada, and their first jobs in Boulder City and the dam site. They share stories about their work experiences and discuss the different types of work at the dam, including high scalers, form strippers, jackhammer operators, and concrete pouring and puddling. They also talk about incidents and accidents that occurred during production, and the differences in safety standards in the 1930s and the 1980s.

Archival Collection

Film transparency of tornado victims, Nevada, 1931

Date

1931

Description

From left to right, tornado victims Mrs. Joe Leavy, three-year old (Baby) Bell, and what is presumed to be Joe Leavy in Midway City, Nevada. Midway City, now known as Henderson, is located eight miles out of the Hoover Dam highway.

Image

Film transparency of tornado victims, Nevada, 1931

Date

1931

Description

From left to right, tornado victims Mrs. Joe Leavy, three-year old (Baby) Bell, and what is presumed to be Joe Leavy in Midway City, Nevada. Midway City, now known as Henderson, is located eight miles out of the Hoover Dam highway.

Image

Photograph of the Federal Employment agency building, Las Vegas, 1931

Date

1931

Description

People standing outside of the Federal Employment agency building located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The building was moved from the reservation gate, located five miles from Boulder City, to Las Vegas, and it was here where the hiring of workers for the Hoover Dam took place.

Image

Bob Ruud and his youngest son, Robin, in front of Frank Woner's house: photographic print

Date

1965 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.B. Ruud Family. The house (at right) is made of railroad ties. The fish were probably caught below Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. 

Image

Sheree Downs Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs

Identifier

PH-00403

Abstract

The Sheree Downs Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs are comprised of photographs Downs took between 1976 and 1995 during visits to Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs document the evolution of hotel and casino architecture and signage on the Las Vegas Strip and in downtown Las Vegas. Also included are photographs of various tourist attractions in Las Vegas and souvenirs from casinos.

Archival Collection

John Wittwer Collection on Agriculture in Nevada

Identifier

MS-00181

Abstract

The John Wittwer Collection on Agriculture in Nevada (1898-1972) contains the professional papers and records of John Wittwer in his capacity as an Agricultural Extension agent for the University of Nevada from 1921 to 1954. The records are primarily annual reports containing text, photographs, newspaper clippings, and charts that provide a rich chronicle of the conditions of agriculture and ranching in southern Nevada from 1898 to 1972, with the bulk of the material dating from 1929 to 1955. These conditions span water issues, such as flood control and irrigation, to the general difficulties of sustaining agriculture and viable food production in a desert environment. The reports come from the Agricultural Experiment Stations in Clark and Lincoln counties and most contain both a statistical report and a narrative summary.

Archival Collection

Series I. Dick Ronzone's Political Papers, 1920s-1990s

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Series I reflects Dick Ronzone's long commitment to improving his community through his involvement in local politics. It includes a 1965 Rotary Club member directory with biographical entries and photographs of prominent businessmen of the day; certificates from Nevada senators and representatives and local institutions; an informal oral history interview conducted by a student and long-time acquaintance, and images of Ronzone throughout his life (most numerously as a middle-aged and older man in political contexts). The series also contains records and documents kept during his 1980 and 1982 political campaigns; political newspaper clippings including reports, editorials and campaign ads; correspondence mostly comprised of informal cards and invitations, especially from President Ronald Reagan and Senator Richard Bryan in the 1980s; and bound publications showcasing Las Vegas and Nevada related newsletters and booklets, regarding local history, politics, mining and environmental issues.

Publications include: Water District, 1981; Country Club, 1978;Nevada Archeological Survey Report, 1969; Hoover Dam Photo Card, undated; NV Highways and Parks, 1973; Chamber of Commerce Newsletter, 1975; Census Data, 1980; Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Magazine, 1976; Las Vegas Magazine, 1952; Sunrise Sentinel, 1969; Clark County Preservation Association, 1994; California Mines Information Service, 1963,1964; Nevada Power Co. Livewire Magazine, 1981; Guide to Clark County, NV, 1965; Chamber of Commerce Historical Data, 1935; Dixie Folklore and Pioneer Memoirs, 1964.

Archival Collection

Ronzone Family Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00509
Collection Name: Ronzone Family Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

H. O. Watts uncovering human skeletal remains during an archaeological excavation at Willow Beach near Lake Mohave, approximately 1948-1952

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00071
Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box SH-046 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component