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Set of photographs including Reverend Wilson, George Ward, Singing award program, Highland Patrol Boys at TV8, and Service Station manager
Photographer's notations: 67A-2, May 67, Rev. I.W. Wilson, George Ward (at Red Clark's church), Singing award program by Trumpeteers, May 67, Highland Patrol boys at Sahara and TV8, *Service Station manager at D & E Streets.
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Photograph of sewer seepage and nearby structures in Pittman, Nevada, March 30, 1945
Seepage in Pittman, Nevada, showing liquid running on the surface. Sign on wooden building, 'Church of God'.
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Photograph of Ruth Eppenger D'Hondt in graduation attire, January 5, 2000
Photograph of Ruth Eppenger D'Hondt graduating from the School of Evangelism at Second Baptist Church on January 5, 2000. Left to right: Annette (family friend), Erika (Ruth's daughter), Ruth, and Mattie and William Eppenger (Ruth's parents).
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Photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1910
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Emma Ellsworth oral history interview
Oral history interview with Emma Ellsworth conducted by Clark Ellsworth on March 4, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project On Early Las Vegas. Ellsworth first talks about getting married and moving to Pioche, Nevada during the Great Depression. She also talks about raising a family in Las Vegas, Nevada and about her husband working at Beneficial Life, a life insurance company. She also discusses Mormon churches in Las Vegas. She also discusses Mormon churches in Las Vegas.
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Ina Porter oral history interview
Oral history interview with Ina Porter conducted by Claytee White on January 05, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park neighborhood oral history project. Porter recalls moving to the John S. Park Neighborhood in the 1940s. She describes how they helped build the Mormon Church and the importance of the Latter Day Saints Church to the John S. Park Neighborhood. Lastly, Porter discusses the changes in the John S. Park Neighborhood over fifty years.
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Luella Knuckles interview, February 28, 1980: transcript
On February 28, 1980, Paul Gentle interviewed Luella Knuckles (b. 1910 in Impolla, Texas) about life as an African-American in Las Vegas, Nevada. Knuckles talks to Gentle about the conditions that African-Americans lived in and the discrimination they faced when first arriving to the city. Knuckles, in particular, spends a portion of the interview discussing the segregated layout of Las Vegas and the jobs and opportunities that were available for the black community in a segregated town. Moreover, she provides anecdotes about her deceased husband’s employment, their experience buying and repairing a property by themselves, and the changes in attitudes as the city desegregated. The conversation later focuses on the Church’s place in the African-American community, education and participation in church activities, and Knuckle’s personal love for books and Bible study.
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Loreta C. Monson interview, March 1, 1979: transcript
On March 1, 1979, Jon J. Howard interviewed Loreta Monson (b. April 10, 1904 in Egypt, Idaho) about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Monson speaks about coming to Las Vegas, the layout of the city and Fremont Street. Moreover, Monson talks about the Mormon church in Las Vegas, politicians and Nellis Air Force Base. Lastly, Monson discusses leisure activities, recreational activities such as fishing, and the Old Ranch.
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Catherine Dunne in front of Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy: photographic print
From the Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls, MS-00604. Written on the back of the photo: "Miss Dunne feeding pigeons outside church of San Marco, Venice. [not legible] raw edge all in. W. News." (sod2022-010-009 shows this photograph in a newspaper clipping.)
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