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Charles Quander oral history interview
Oral history interview with Charles Quander conducted by Claytee D. White on October 27, 2005 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Quander, who served as a flight officer in the Army Air Corps first all-Black fighter and bomber squadrons known collectively as the Tuskegee Airmen, talks about his upbringing in Washington, D.C., his early interest in flight, and his decision to train as a pilot at the outset of World War II. Quander talks about his training and reflects on both the process of learning to fly and the discrimination that the cadets experienced from the predominately white senior officers. He then talks about his post-military education and his career with the federal government, working as an investigator for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) and the United States Attorney's strike force on organized crime. He ends the interview describing his retirement and travel, his move to Las Vegas, Nevada, and his views on war, the Department of Homeland Security, and his perceptions of Las Vegas' growth.
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Photograph of the Majestic Theatre, Las Vegas, circa 1920
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Photograph of surface structure, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa late 1920s
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Photograph of Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa late 1920s
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Postcard of ruins, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s
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Photograph of Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s
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Postcard of a Union Pacific Railroad train, during Hoover Dam construction, late 1920s - early 1930s
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Round Mountain Grammar School: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.C. Lofthouse-Berg Families (Round Mountain). The boy in the third row back, second from the left (round face and full head of hair) is Dan Berg. Several Indian children are present in the class. Children are pictured in front of the old school constructed of wood in Round Mountain, Nevada.
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William H. Berg delivery milk on a sled: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.C. Lofthouse-Berg Families (Round Mountain). At one time William H. Berg operated a small dairy in Round Mountain, Nevada. He delivered milk to the homes in the community in 5 gallon cans and gave each family the amount of milk they desired from the can.
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Stacked hay, probably on the T&T Ranch: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series I. Amargosa Valley, Nevada -- Subseries I.A. Fishel Family (T&T Ranch). The gentlemen in white shirts and dark ties may be executives of the T & T Railroad. The inscription on the back of the original photo reads: "Alex Stachau C. R/ 66462,848 Doheny Street." This probably refers to Doheny Street in Los Angeles, perhaps somebody from the corporate headquarters of the Pacific Coast borax company in Los Angeles.
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