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Ralph Denton oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-00428

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Ralph Denton conducted by Donalene V. Ravitch on February 24, 1980 and March 16, 1980 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In these interviews, Denton recalls growing up in Caliente, Nevada. He talks about aspects and events in the community both during his life and before his birth, including the school system, housing, mining, the importance of the railroad, the stagecoach, the advent of legal gambling, farming, and the periodic flooding. He also discusses Caliente's population and the increase in ethnic minorities and Mormons in the area, the importance of politics, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's whistlestop visit to the town, and the economy during the depression.

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Caliente Youth Center (Caliente, Nev.)

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Caliente

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37.61496, -114.51194

Feature

populated place

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Gertrude Klanderund oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02587

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gertrude Klanderund conducted by Barbara Clark on June 17, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Klanderund discusses being an educator in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as her experiences living in Henderson and Caliente, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Caliente Express

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Caliente Progress

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Caliente (Nev.)

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Subject

Caliente (Nev.)

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