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Photograph of Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler, Reno, Nevada, 1920

Date

1920

Description

Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler at probably 18 years old, around the time of her graduation from Reno High School.

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Photograph of a water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm, Las Vegas, circa 1930's

Date

1931 (year approximate)

Description

Water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Water wheel on the Tomiyasu farm. It was used for about 10 years in the 1930s and stood six feet tall."

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Transcript of interview with Bill Sheehan by Claytee White, July 1, 2009

Date

2009-07-01

Description

Bill Sheehan describes his Philadelphia, PA, upbringing: Catholic schooling, importance of education and growing up with numbers (his father was a bookie). Knowing he might be drafted, he joined the Marine Corps in the 1940s and then returned home to finish he studies to become an accountant. In 1959 he became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). A short term job in California gave him a taste of the west. It was 1962, Las Vegas was growing and experiencing a shortage of qualified accountants. Bill applied for a CPA position and immediately was hired. Thus, began his permanent residency in Las Vegas. Bill talks about his professional life and how he eventually started his own firm in 1971. He retired in 1997. He also shares personal anecdotes, impressions and observations specifically about the growth of Henderson, Nevada, as it grew from a very small town adjacent to Las Vegas into a small city of over 200,000 people. Bill is a co-trustee, with Bob Clark, of the Boyer Charitable Foundation. This interview and many more are possible through the generous donation of the Boyers.

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