Photograph of the ribbon cutting for a city fallout shelter, Henderson, Nevada, May 26, 1965

Material Information

Title:
Photograph of the ribbon cutting for a city fallout shelter, Henderson, Nevada, May 26, 1965
Series Title:
Henderson Home News photographs
Publisher:
Henderson Home News
Creation Date:
1965-05-26
Publication Date:
Materials:
Negative film ( medium )

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Mayor William Byrne
Fallout shelters
Genre:
Photographs

Notes

Summary:
Black and white photograph of Henderson mayor William Byrne and another man cutting the ribbon in front of a door of a Quonset hut type building with a radiation sign on wall next to door ( ,,,,,,,, )
Summary:
seven men and one woman are posing in front of the building
Summary:
the city's 200-person fallout shelter was dedicated in a ceremony on May 26, 1965, attended by General Carl H. Aulick, director of the Office of Civil Defense of Region 7 in Santa Rosa, CA
Summary:
John Kinney, Nevada operations officer
Summary:
Claude Shipley, state Civil Defense director
Summary:
Harold Corbin, city Civil Defense director
Summary:
Dale Starr, deputy
Summary:
Jimmie Hullum, director of Clark County housing
Summary:
Mace Slater, Mayor William Byrne, and councilmen Ida Belle Riggins, Paul Marshall, Lorin Williams, and Dale Roberts
Creation/Production Credits:
This collection was provided to Henderson District Public Libraries by the Clark County Museum.
Additional Physical Form:
Physical copies of the items in this collection are stored in the collection of the Clark County Museum in Henderson, Nevada.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Henderson District Public Libraries
Holding Location:
Henderson Home News Photographs
Rights Management:
Clark County Museum holds copyright to this material but has provided Henderson District Public Libraries permission to include it in this digital collection. It is intended for personal, educational or research purposes only. Any other use without prior expressed permission is prohibited. Please contact the Clark County Museum, in Henderson, Nevada for additional rights information and permission to use this item: 702-455-7955
Resource Identifier:
hem0993 ( Digital Id )
p00256ccmhdpl ( Original ItemID )