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Dale's radio card, image 001
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Dale's radio card, image 002
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Transcript of interview with Russell Grater by Frederick Dougan, February 10, 1977
On February 10, 1977, Frederick Dougan interviewed Russell Grater (born 1907 in Lebanon, Indiana) about his career in the U.S. National Park Service. Grater first talks about his move to the Southern Nevada area and his work that impacted the Hoover Dam project. He then talks about the town of St. Thomas, Nevada, the Lost City, and the activities of tourists. Grater also talks about his work in excavation, the indigenous American Indian tribes of the area, findings on petroglyphs, and the types of wildlife that were found in the area. He later talks about findings related to fossils, gold mining, the effects of World War II on the dam project, and vegetation in the area.
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"The Forgotten Soldier: Part II": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Black military service.
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Film transparency of children standing in the Las Vegas Fort ruins, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1930
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Photograph of ruins at Goldfield, Nevada, 1973
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