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Oral history interview with Edmund "Ed" Fleming conducted by Mark Lucas on February 08, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Fleming discusses mining practices in Southern Nevada and his teaching experiences in Pahrump, Nevada, Goodsprings, Nevada, and Las Vegas, Nevada. He also discusses religion, transportation, and culture in Las Vegas.
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Oral history interviews with Elizabeth von Till Warren conducted by Claytee D. White and Ashley Guthre on July 07, 2010 and November 18, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In her first interview, Warren describes living in Freeport, Long Island and her education in anthropology. She talks about her involvement in preserving historical sites in Goodsprings, Nevada and discusses the significance of these sites. In her second interview, Warren describes voluntary desegregation in Clark County schools and her experience working with the Clark County Schools’ Professional Growth Services. She then explains her employment at Clark County Community College and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and doing preservation work in the Desert Research Institute (DRI) Museum. Lastly, Warren discusses Rails to Trails, a program that manages old railroad beds, and her employment for the Southern Nevada Historical Society, the Preservation Association of Clark County, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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The James H. Down Jr. Photograph Collection (approximately 1915-1940) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, as well as color photographic slides and postcards. The images depict scenes in and around Las Vegas and Goodsprings, Nevada. Also included are Glenn Davis' photographs of the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), Black Canyon, the Colorado River, and Lake Mead. Most of the images portray the construction phases of the Hoover Dam.
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Organizational records (1960-2021) sub-series contains meeting notes, correspondence, conference programs, research files, and financial records from von Till Warren’s involvement in various organizations. The Nevada Humanities Committee, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Clark County Comprehensive Planning, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), Preservation Association of Clark County (PACC), and Soroptimist International are represented. There is also overlap with organizations such as the GCAC and GHS.
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Materials contain photographs of the Lowe Family from 1900 to 1965. Materials include photographs of machinery used to transport ore, students, locations in California, Noonday Mine, and buildings in Goodsprings and Las Vegas. The materials also include photographs of the Goodsprings Hotel, which was purchased by Deke and Celesta Lowe.
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