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Oral history interview with George Bogdanovich, Angie Bogdanovich DeLong, Sophie Bogdanovich Romans, and Nina Bogdanovich Wolters conducted by Shirley Leavitt on December 01, 2003 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, the Bogdanovich siblings talk about their family's move from California to Arden, Nevada in 1923, and subsequent move to a company mining camp at the Blue Diamond Mine in 1924. They describe living in a tent-house built by their father and walking several miles to a one-room schoolhouse each day. They also discuss the establishment of the mine, the lack of facilities in the mining camp and the growth of Blue Diamond Village. They share many anecdotes about local residents and activities in the Village, including the growth of various churches and the construction of a community pool. The siblings also discuss visiting Las Vegas, Nevada with family and friends.
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On March 4, 1976, Gordon Brusso interviewed former miner, Joe Lappin (born November 14th, 1914 in Santa Paula, California) about his life in Boulder City, Nevada. The two discuss his early occupational history and his work for the Bureau of Mines. He then goes on to explain the different housing systems that developed in Boulder City during World War Two.
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