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Leslie W. Edwards oral history interview
Oral history interview with Leslie W. Edwards conducted by John Porter on March 19, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Edwards provides an overview of rural Panaca, Nevada history starting in the early 1900s. Edwards describes how life operated for rural Nevadans and also describes his family's experiences on their farm.
Archival Collection
Brown, Hugh, Mrs.
Author of "A Lady in Boomtown: Miners and Manners on the Nevada Frontier" (see snv002483 - pdf). Published in other formats (http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Boomtown-Miners-Manners-Frontier/dp/B000NZ2WVC).
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Ruthadele Stearns Doyle Lathrop Personal Papers
The Ruthadele Stearns Doyle Lathrop Personal Papers (1900s-1991) contains scrapbooks, slides, and matted competition photographs created by Ruthadele Stearns Doyle Lathrop, a photographer and ballroom dancer. The scrapbooks include photographs of Ruthadele’s family, travels, and ballroom dance competitions, as well as newspaper clippings and other ephemera. The slides and matted photographs consist mostly of Western landscape scenes, including California and Nevada.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Martha Vickers, Manuel Rojas, and others, Lake Mead, circa 1955
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