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Photograph of Round Mountain (Nev.), early 190s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Photograph of Round Mountain (Nev.), early 190s

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Transcript of interview with Lorna Kesterson by James M. Greene, October 18, 1974

Date

1974-10-18

Description

On October 18, 1974, James M. Greene interviewed news editor, Lorna Kesterson (born December 30th, 1925 in St. George, Utah) in her office in Henderson, Nevada. The two discuss Kesterson’s work in news editing as well as her original reasons for moving to Nevada. They also discuss teenage social life of Boulder city, during the 1940s.

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A. J. Shaver Papers

Identifier

MS-00155

Abstract

A. J. Shaver Papers (1925-1964) include hearings, reports, Senate bills, bulletins, and surveys regarding the Boulder Canyon Project/Colorado River Development. There are also papers about Marienne Shaver's involvement in the Las Vegas High School Parent Teacher's Association (PTA) and the Girl Scouts of America (GSA), including minutes, correspondence, notes, and brochures.

Archival Collection

Jacobs, Essie, 1925-1999

Essie Shelton Jacobs (Essie Jean Shelton) was born in Fordyce, Arkansas on July, 11, 1925. Jacobs arrived in Las Vegas 1963 and worked in housekeeping at Aladdin Hotel for twenty-three years. Active in the Culinary Union, she worked as a supervisor and shop steward.

Person

Houses and buildings in an unidentified town: photographic print

Date

1900 (year uncertain) to 1939 (year uncertain)

Description

An unidentified town in an unknown location, circa early 1900s.

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Goldfield Book of Miniatures

Date

1903

Description

Fold out booklet with miniature photographs of scenes of life in and around Goldfield Nevada. "Devised and made by Tom Jones, publisher of scenic souvenirs, Cincinnati, O."

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