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Floyd Jenne interview, 1996: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Jenne discusses his birth in Ogden, Utah in 1915, his early life in Northern Nevada in 1920s, and his later life in Boulder City, Nevada working as a reclamation ranger for the Bureau of Reclamation. Jenne begins the interviews discussing his work as a steel foundry worker and miner in McGill, Nevada, studying forestry, and enlisting in the Civilian Conservation Corps at Utah State University in 1934. Jenne then describes his experiences moving to Boulder City and working as a reclamation ranger. Other topics Jenne covers include providing security for notable Boulder City and Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) visitors and patrolling the area. Lastly, Jeanne talks about the Boulder City Junior Chamber of Commerce, Boulder City's incorporation, and Boulder City law enforcement.
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Ruth Hazard oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ruth Hazard conducted by John Neal on March 08, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hazard goes in-depth about her knowledge of municipal politics and her husband’s friendships with a number of Nevada politicians. Hazard also briefly talks about her fascination with the above-ground atomic tests, speakeasies during Prohibition, and local anxieties about Las Vegas, Nevada “losing its identity.”
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Washington, Isadore
Isadore Washington was born in Tallulah, Louisiana, the son of Isadore Washington, Sr., and Destelle Washington. His father came out to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1930s to work on Hoover Dam, and the family followed in 1942 when Isadore was eight years old. His mother worked at the El Rancho and Last Frontier Hotels, the Shaw Apartments and Harrison boarding house on the Westside where black entertainers were expected to stay. Washington recalls playing with Wayne Newton when they were children and life on the Westside where he attended the Westside School.
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Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior, at a ceremony which inaugurated construction on the Boulder City branch of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, signaling the beginning of the Boulder Canyon Project. Includes Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Governor Fred Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad system; Secretary Wilbur holding the Nevada silver spike; and Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada, 1932 February 13
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 02 (Restrictions apply)
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President Herbert Hoover and official party in Tunnel No. 2 during inspection tour of Boulder Canyon Project: Construction Engineer W. R. Young, Bureau of Reclamation; Mr. Ritchey, Secretary to the President; Chief Engineer R. F. Walter, Bureau of Reclamation; Lou Henry Hoover; President Hoover; Marguerite Blake Wilbur; Secretary of the Interior R. L. Wilbur; E. O. Wattis, First Vice-President, Six Companies, Inc.; F. T. Crowe, General Superintendent, Six Companies, Inc., 1932 November 12
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 06 (Restrictions apply)
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One of four photographs, forming a panorama of operations being carried on at canyon rim, on Nevada side. Photo was taken from Arizona spillway site. To the left is shown Black Canyon Highway. High level mixing plant will be located behind fill on the road. To the right is shown highway extension road to Nevada spillway. Note shovel boom projecting at former site of Lookout Point: photographic print, 1932 August 12
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 03
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One of four photographs, forming panorama of operations being carried on at canyon rim, on Nevada side. Photo was taken from Arizona spillway site. To the left is shown Black Canyon Highway. High level mixing plant will be located behind fill on the road. To the right is shown highway extension road to Nevada spillway. Note shovel boom projecting at former site of Lookout Point: photographic print, 1932 August 12
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 03
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Richard W. Bunker Interview, July 18, 2017, July 21, 2017, and September 28. 2017: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Fourth-generation Nevadan, Las Vegas native, and great grandson of Mormon pioneer Edward Bunker, Richard W. Bunker knows Southern Nevada as few others do. For example, when Richard Bunker speaks of water, he talks about his father's family leaving their home after the completion of Hoover Dam because their little town of St. Thomas was submerged in the rising waters of Lake Mead; he recalls swimming at the Old Ranch pool, the Springs, and the Mermaid pool; he shares stories of hiring Pat Mulroy, mentoring her, and encouraging her to apply to lead the Las Vegas Valley Water District; he mentions the Dunes and its two fresh-water wells, the Sanitation District and wastewater treatment. Few others have actively shaped Southern Nevada as Richard Bunker has through his lengthy career as a lobbyist (1973–2000); assistant manager for City of Las Vegas (1973–77); Clark County Manager (1977–79); member and Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (1980–1982); executive director (1988-1990) and
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Photographic postcard of Hemenway Wash, Nevada and Colorado River, 1932
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Archival Collection
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View of the river and Hemenway Wash, with Ragtown (Williamsville) on the banks of the river.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "Hemenway Wash and Colorado River from lookout point near Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, Nevada. Frashers Foto - Pomona, Calif." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Ragtown/Williamsville at center."
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