Photographer's note: "Jamey Stillings waits for better light and fewer clouds with the Robinson R44 helicopter set down on a quiet road north of the Crescent Dunes project.." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; off-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Oral history interview with Russell K. Grater conducted by Frederick Dougan on February 10, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Grater first talks about his move to the Southern Nevada area and his work that impacted the Hoover (Boulder) Dam project. He then talks about the town of St. Thomas, Nevada, the Lost City, and the activities of tourists. Grater also talks about his work in excavation, the indigenous American Indian tribes of the area, findings on petroglyphs, and the types of wildlife that were found in the area. He later talks about findings related to fossils, gold mining, the effects of World War II on the Hoover Dam project, and vegetation in the area.
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: Fred Tredup/President's Office. Alo Faleafine, Finance and Operations Manager; Joseph Dagher, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff; Fred Tredup, Chief of Staff; Kyle Kaalberg, Special Projects Director; Jamilah Brewington, Administrative Assistant III; Michelle Bruner, Executive Assistant; and Jonathan Smith, Events Coordinator.