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Film transparency of workers posing inside the Hoover Dam diversion tunnel, April 12, 1932

Date

1932-04-12

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of workers posing on top of the frame at the beginning of the Hoover Dam diversion tunnel.

Image

Photograph of four Las Vegas High School Rhythmette members, Las Vegas, circa late 1940s - early 1950s

Date

1945 to 1955

Description

Four Las Vegas High School Rhythmette members clowning around on the Las Vegas High School football field in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Image

View of Beatty Ranch located on the northeast side of Beatty: photographic print

Date

1907 (year uncertain) to 1959 (year uncertain)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.E. Lemmon Family. M.M. Beatty, for whom the town is named, occupied the ranch at the time of the Bullfrog discoveries by Shorty Harris and Ed Cross. 

Image

Neeley, Pearl Francis

Alternate Names

Annie Pearl Francis Neeley

Pearl Francis Neeley was a teacher in rural Nevada during the 1920s, where she taught in various schools throughout Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine counties. She was born on July 27, 1901 in Eagle Valley, Nevada, to Selina Corilla Hammond and David Francis.

Person

Douglas Reynolds oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01557

Abstract

Oral history interview with Douglas Reynolds conducted by Dr. David Emerson on June 16, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. Reynolds discusses joining the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ engineering faculty in 1983 and writing a report that led to the founding of the engineering college. He also talks about the report’s accreditation with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Archival Collection

Donald Aikin oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00012

Abstract

Oral history interview with Donald Aikin conducted by Patrick Carlton on April 9, 2007 for the Las Vegas Rotary Club Oral History Project. In this interview, Aikin reflects upon his experiences working with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, his accounting career with various casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, and his involvement with the Las Vegas Rotary Club from the 1970s through the 1990s.

Archival Collection

Lucille "Seely" Cragin Papers

Identifier

MS-00233

Abstract

The Lucille "Seely" Cragin Papers contain materials documenting the public relations activities of Cragin and her husband, former Las Vegas Mayor Ernie W. Cragin. The collection dates from 1926 to 1957 and is comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs. The majority of this collection focuses on the christening of the cargo ship the S.S. Las Vegas Victory, which she helped sponsor. This material was formerly known as the Mrs. E. W. Cragin Papers.

Archival Collection

Gregory and Jessica Brown oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00130

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gregory and Jessica Brown conducted by Claytee D. White on March 1, 2009 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park neighborhood. Both Gregory and Jessica discuss their experiences on a range of topics regarding Las Vegas, Nevada including: local politics and redevelopment, the importance of Mid-Century Modern architecture, neighborhood beautification, First Fridays, and safety efforts.

Archival Collection

Ida Bowser oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00159

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ida Bowser conducted by Claytee D. White on August 30, 2007 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. Ida Bowser discusses her career working in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) libraries for 37 years.

Archival Collection

M. Dean Dupalo oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00504

Abstract

Oral history interview with Martin Dean Dupalo conducted by Claytee D. White on October 24, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Dupalo discusses living in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1970s, attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), serving as an intelligence officer in the Air Force, and teaching at UNLV.

Archival Collection