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Agnes and Emory Lockette oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01133

Abstract

Oral history interview with Agnes and Emory Lockette conducted by Claytee D. White on March 11, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Agnes and Emory discuss their early lives and their experience living in Boulder City, Nevada since the early 1950s. Emory talks about his education as an engineer, his employment with the United States Bureau of Reclamation, and race relations in Boulder City at the time. Agnes recalls her career in education and teaching at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Lastly, Emory discusses water resource management in the southwest region of the United States.

Archival Collection

Neighborhood with Stratosphere Tower from Santa Rosa Drive looking northwest, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-12

Description

The Stratosphere Tower can be seen from the southwest corner of Santa Rosa and San Pablo Drives in this single family neighborhood just north of East Sahara Avenue.

Image

Photograph of horse on mountainside, Picohe (Nev.), circa 1916

Date

1915 to 1917

Description

Horse grazes on a mountain trail leading to Prince Mine, which is located about ten miles southwest of Pioche in Lincoln County. The Prince Mine is still in working condition to this day.

Image

Aerial photograph of McWilliams' Original Las Vegas Townsite and Clark's Las Vegas Townsite, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1931

Date

1931

Description

Aerial view looking southwest with the original Las Vegas town site, McWilliams' Townsite on the right and the next development in the valley, Clark's Las Vegas Townsite in the left center.

Image

McCarran International Airport and snow on the Spring Mountains, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-01-21

Description

A Southwest Airlines passenger plane comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport as the snow capped Spring Mountain range provides a backdrop for the south end of the Las Vegas Strip.

Image