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Robert N. Broadbent oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00254
Abstract
Oral history interview with Robert N. Broadbent conducted by Connie Lyons on September 23, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Broadbent discusses education, politics, religion, entertainment, the dedication of Hoover Dam, and the various social clubs of which he is a member of. Broadbent also discusses Six Companies, housing in Boulder City, Nevada, the Las Vegas Strip, Railroad Pass, the Union Pacific Railroad, and the above ground atomic bomb testing in Nevada.
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Photograph of post office, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1965
Date
1950 to 1965
Description
U.S. Post Office building near Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. People congregate in front of the building and near the entrance.
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Audio recording clip of interview with Louis Vitale by Mary Palevsky, May 19, 2004
Date
2004-05-19
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Narrator affiliation: Franciscan Priest, Co-Founder, Nevada Desert Experience
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The Evangelism Training Center: photographic prints
Date
1998-04-25
Description
Four views of the Evangelism Training Center (5-3-91) Now closed, Formerly the Cine Boulevard Theatre. (4 color images)
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Photograph of youth worship leaders at church podium, (Nev.), 1940-1960
Date
1940 to 1960
Description
Two men stand at a church podium in front of a large, gospel/biblical book. The man on the left wears church garb, while the man on the right wears a suit and tie. Inscription with image reads: "Youth Leader... Gerry"
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