The Boulder City Library Oral History details the history of Boulder City, Nevada. It features the history through the building of the Boulder Dam and the building of the town, as well as it's influential citizens and it's effect on early Las Vegas.
Sources:
Lee Tilman oral history interviews, 1996 February 06, 11, 13, 17, and 22; May 28; July 09. OH-01826.
Audio Recording. Oral History Research Center, Special
Nevada Lieutenant Governor Clifford "Cliff" Jones was born in Long Lane, Missouri in 1912. While he was attending the University of Missouri in 1931, his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. During summer breaks from college Jones worked alongside his brother, Herbert, on the construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam. Jones moved to Las Vegas in 1937 after he became an attorney.
Oral history interview with Jesma and Carlyle Wilcox conducted by Sally Griffis on February 19, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Jesma Wilcox begins by describing her family ranch, how her father leased the property to tenants, and what it was like living without air conditioning and refrigeration. She describes using a nearby stream as a water source, recreational activities, and the Mormon settlers and missionaries who first settled on the ranch. Wilcox talks about her religious involvement with the Mormon Church and life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the mid-twentieth century, as well as how Las Vegas has changed. Wilcox, with her husband Carlyle, also discusses the history of the nuclear weapons tests. Carlyle then describes the construction of the Basic Magnesium Plant in Henderson, Nevada.
A postcard of the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada. Postcard was made by Genuine Curt Teich "C.T. Photo-Platin post card (Reg, U.S. Pat. Off) Quote on the front is from Genesis XXXI.49" Written on the front of the postcard is: "Mizpah. Go thy way and I go mine, Apart, yet not afar; Only a thin veil hangs between The pathways where we are. 'And God keep watch 'tween thee and me,' This is my prayer, He looks thy way, He looketh mine, And keeps us near. I sigh sometimes to see thy face, But since this may not be, I'll leave thee to the care of Him Who cares for thee and me. Genesis XXXI. 49. Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah, Nevada. On the Road to Boulder Dam." Site Name: Mizpah Hotel (Tonopah, Nev.)
Photograph of Ranger John R. "Jack" Weiler, his wife, Lillian Mae Weiler, and daughter Dorothy Weiler (Dorothy Irene Weiler Ragsdale), in Boulder City, 1920s.
Photograph of Dr. Thomas White, Dr. Donald Baepler, and Dr. Juanita White holding a rare engraving of President Lincoln stored in Special Collections, UNLV Library, 1970s.
Photograph of members of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce: Maxwell Kelch, Elton Garrett, Lillian Collins, Earl Brothers, and Chester K. Tyree taken at Boulder City Airport, 1947-1948.
A black and white image with the following printed description: Looking down the loading strip at Hemenway Wash, to Lake Mead where the many recreationists launch their boats for various water sports. One of the two boat docks is seen at the left of the strip.
Black and white image of three employees from the Stenographic Office at the Bureau of Reclamation with the following printed description: "Left to right: Hannah Houn, Stenographer; Cecile M. Dotson, Mails and File Clerk; Rose V. Crippa, Stenographer."