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Photograph album 1, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 1
Date
1905 to 1935
Description
Photograph of the first post office in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1905.
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Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 91
Date
1907
Description
Photographs in bottom row identified as Jim Salisbury, 1907 and Irv Armstrong, 1907.
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Photograph of Gilbert Bros Groceries & Supplies sign, Wahmonie (Nev.), 1928-1929
Date
1928 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Two men stand near automobiles and the sign for Gilbert Bros. Groceries & Supplies. A tent can be seen in the background.
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Sam S. Earl oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00509
Abstract
Oral history interview with Sam S. Earl conducted by Laura Button on March 09, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Earl discusses the family’s early residence in a tent and their religious participation. He also discusses welfare benefits, gambling, the first members of the police force, and the Helldorado parade. Earl then talks about his work on the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, as a building contractor, and as a truck driver.
Archival Collection