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Photograph of Dell Ray Rhodes in kindergarten, age 5
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of Dell Ray Rhodes from kindergarten school, mounted on a card addressed to her aunt and uncle. The card reads, "From, Dell Ray Gregory School Days = 1952-53, To Aunt + Uncle Mr + Mrs Willie Washington First year in kindergarten 5 years old."
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Photograph of Edith Corliss Giles, (Nev.), circa 1900
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Janet Savalli by Irene Rostine, September 21, 1996
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Archival Collection
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Interviewed by Irene Rostine. Janet Savalli's family moved from Phoenix, Arizona, to Henderson, Nevada, in 1945 so her father could work at the Basic Magnesium plant. A few years later, when she was a junior in high school, Janet began her 46-plus years career at the Southern Nevada Telephone Company, which eventually became Sprint. During that period she held several positions, including operator, supervisor, schedule clerk, trainer, investigator, and community relations coordinator. Janet also talks about the atomic bomb testing at Camp Mercury and Camp Desert Rock near Las Vegas. Janet credits the atomic bomb testing with jump-starting the second wave of growth Las Vegas experienced following World War II. This growth had a particular influence on the telecommunications industry's need to expand in Las Vegas.
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Transcript of interview with Lomie Heard by Stephen Singer, February 9, 1980
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Archival Collection
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On February 9, 1980, collector Stephen M. Singer interviewed schoolteacher, Lomie Heard (born January 22nd, 1906 in Carlsbad, New Mexico) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers education over the span of thirty years, and includes an overview on the building of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Also discussed during this interview: Nellis Air Force Base, jet airplanes at Nellis, military families, and the Nevada Test Site.
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Photograph of Adam Agidius, circa early 1980s
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Photograph of Mary Ellen Hubbard, December 1981
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