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Perle Garrett oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00653

Abstract

Oral history interview with Perle Garrett conducted by Marilyn Swanson on March 02, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Perle Garrett discusses Boulder City during the 1930s, the building of the Boulder Dam, Six Companies houses, family life, churches in Las Vegas, Nevada, and recreational activities for local children.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Ramsey Street, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Description

This shows you one of our good buildings ___ pretty good for a town only 3 years old
Caption: Ramsey St. Goldfield, Nev

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Transcript of interview with Hugh E. Key by Bob Bush, February 21, 1980

Date

1980-02-21

Archival Collection

Description

On February 21, 1980, collector Bob Bush interviewed porter and retired military man, Hugh E. Key (born on November 17th, 1919 in Fordyce, Arkansas) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the life of a Las Vegas old-timer. Hugh Keys’ wife, Mrs. Key, is also present during the interview and offers a few remarks.

Text

Audio recording clip from the second interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, February 7, 2006

Date

2006-02-07

Description

Part of an interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee White on February 7, 2006. Neal discusses his early work in the Nevada Legislature, including his support for restoring rights to felons and his opposition to capital punishment.

Sound

Transcript of interview with Ina Porter by Claytee White, January 5, 2010

Date

2010-01-05

Archival Collection

Description

Ina Porter recalls the story of choosing to move to the John S. Park Neighborhood in the 1940s. She and her husband Burdell were accustom to paying cash for everything and needed to establish credit with Sears to purchase their $5000 home, which was not considered inexpensive. They were among the earlier homeowners and soon the neighborhood grew to include a Mormon Church that would become so integral to the Porter family's life and to the John S. Park community. Ina was born 1917 in the small southern Utah town of Kanab. She describes her youth and speaks of the Great Depression. Ina graduated from high school in 1935, married in 1936 and moved to Las Vegas, where there were jobs for her husband. Finding work after his graduation from college was not easy, but because he had been a bus driver he was able to secure a position driving a bus for the Union Pacific Railroad and later Greyhound Bus Line. Years later Ina, Burdell and their family were part of the fiber of the Joh

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Set of photographs including Sunset Mortuary & employees, Kappas at Mrs. Pughley's, debutante group pictures at Mrs. Bennett's, Yolanda Arlington's baby Christening, Cosmo bar, and debutantes at Sight & Sound

Date

1969

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: 10-69, Sunset Mortuary & Employees, Kappas at Mrs. Pughley's, 11-69, Deb group pictures at Mrs. Bennetts, Yolanda Arlington's baby Christening 11-2-69, Cosmo bar, Debs at Sight & Sound.

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