The Virginia Logan Photograph Collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides primarily depicting Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1940 with a focus on Las Vegas and its local landscapes. These photographs were taken by Glenn Davis.
Part of an interview with Katherine Duncan and Sarann Knight Preddy (not featured in clip) by Claytee White, November 28, 2004. Duncan describes how she started a black heritage tour of Las Vegas.
Dale sits with his glasses on, turning knobs on the radio equipment. Inscription with photo reads: "The Dale Dorothy 'Ham' outfit. The only communication out of Pahrump at that time. Dale directed airplanes lost over Pahrump. His "rig" worked stations all over the world. He is [sic] shown a mother how to talk to her son in the South Pacific. Was she thrilled! 1951" (see photo 0131 0140 pho023514) Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch
Looking northwest through the remains of St. Thomas towards the site of the Lost City
Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead, above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.
Simone Salen's parents survived the Holocaust, and she describes her life as a miracle. She was reunited with her father's diary, which he kept during the Holocaust, and translated it into English.