Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Search Results

Display    Results Per Page
Displaying results 2421 - 2430 of 4815

Transcript of interview with Joseph L. Haughaboo by James F. Haughaboo, April 1, 1976

Date
1976-04-01
Description

On April 1, 1976, James F. Haughaboo interviewed his father, Joseph L. Haughaboo in his father’s home at 954 Lulu Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss Haughaboo’s personal family history, his occupational history, and Mr. Haughaboo’s observations of Las Vegas city life since he moved to the state in 1953.

Text

Mary R. Stout oral history interview

Identifier
OH-01778
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary R. Stout conducted by Greg Rowland on February 20, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Stout discusses her personal history and living in Boulder City, Nevada. Stout describes living in "Ragtown," a makeshift settlement for workers constructing Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) before Boulder City was established. She also describes her father's duties as a pipe fitter while working on the construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) and how Boulder City has changed and evolved. Stout concludes by talking about nuclear weapons tests, her careers, and gambling in Boulder City.

Archival Collection

Photograph of people playing Faro game at Golden Nugget, circa 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description
Golden Nugget Faro game. Photograph includes Moe Sedway, Sundown Will and Glen Frazier. Physical object has additional identification.

Image

Photograph of an unidentified float in the Helldorado Parade in Las Vegas, (Nev.), circa 1948

Date
1948 to 1949
Description
Crowds watch excitedly as a woman poses on top of an unidentified float. The float is made to look as if she is wearing an enormous dress. The float passes in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall in celebration of the Helldorado Parade. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

Image