Curt Daniels
Series
Publisher
KNPB Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Memories of the holocaust focuses on five of our northern Nevada neighbors who were personally involved in the Holocaust. In an emotionally charged program these individuals recall their personal experiences as targets of Nazi persecution, exiles and forced immigrants, concentration camp inmates or as American GI's who liberated concentration camps"--Container label.
2) The Nevada experience #205: Vikingsholm ; Volunteer firemen of the Comstock ; The Carson City mint
Series
The Nevada experience volume 205
Publisher
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
[1991].
Language
English
Description
Part one concerns the castle "hidden at the base of Eagle Falls on the shore of Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe" and its "owner Mrs. Lora Knight and about the lifestyle of the social elite of the 1920's." Part two "traces the history of volunteer fire departments during the Comstock era. Subjects covered include early fire fighting equipment, fire fighting techniques, the social aspects of volunteer fire companies, and the rivalry that developed among the...
Series
Nevada experience volume 801
Publisher
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Publisher
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
[1993?]
Language
English
Description
"This program traces the growth of black communities in northern and southern Nevada and the long struggle for civil rights in the state that was once known as the 'Mississippi of the West' ... Archival photos and film illustrate the story and provide historical context for the struggle in Nevada ... As early as the 1860's Nevada's small but determined African-American population was fighting for civil rights"-- Container label.
Series
The Nevada experience volume 101
Publisher
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
This three part video covers topics that are reflections of Nevada. Part one examines tree carvings "both as an example of a folk art and as a documentary record of the Basque sheepherders' experiences." The second part explores the history of the "slot machine from its mechanical beginnings" to "today's micro-chip electronic versions". The third part presents "performances of the popular music of the 1860s and 1870s. It was videotaped on location...