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Transcript of interview with Shirley Mudra by Barbara Tabach, November 30, 2011
When Shirley Mudra arrived in Las Vegas in 1966, she came tearfully. But as the wife of a Nevada Test site manager and mother of three young children, she was accustomed to adapting. Indeed, she adapted and remains a Las Vegas resident. Shirley and her husband Paul (above photo) met while both were in the Air Force. She was the daughter of a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, homemaker and railroad worker and describes her upbringing. She also talks about her joy of enlistment in the Air Force and the transition to being a wife, mother and her employment at the Department of Energy. Shirley's narrative includes details of early Las Vegas life, raising children here and becoming part of the changing community through friendships.
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Photograph of Caliente School, Nevada, late 1800s - early 1900s
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Photograph of young Virginia and Sherwin Garside, Nevada, circa 1915-1920
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T-Shirt Color: Gray; Front: In Memory Of Our Fallen Brothers September 11, 2001, American Flags; Back: Fallen but Not Forgotten FDNY, To Support The UFA Widows And Children's Fund, Twin Towers In Background With Firefighters; Handwritten Text: The 23rd St. Fire New York City October 1966 - 12, Waldbaum's Brooklyn NY August 1978 - 6, The Father's Day Fire Queen's New York July 2001 - 3 Fahey - Downing - Ford, World Trade Canter New York City September 11, 2001 - 343, approximately 2001-2012
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 219
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Virginia Park, image 019: photographic print
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Photograph of man with infants, August 10, 1902
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Photograph of Las Vegas Grammar School, circa 1920s
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Photograph of backyard play equipment, Las Vegas, 1947
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Performance, image 002 of 003: photographic print
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Biographical essay by Ann Jenner, 2014
Jenner's essay describes her family's experience in hiding in Holland during World War II.
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