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Beginning
with the 600 series the format of the series was changed from a
one hour multi-segmented program to a single topic half-hour program.
Complementing the new productions were programs made from longer
segments that had been previously broadcast.
The
Nevada Experience #601: "King George:
The Story of George Wingfield"
(Producer:
Tim Anderson; Total length: 28:16; First broadcast:
October 16, 1995)
"King George: The Story Of George Wingfield"
traces the life of George Wingfield from his days as a the young
cowboy from Oregon who struck it rich in Goldfield, through his
economic and political domination of the state, to the depression
induced failure of his banks and his phoenix-like recovery as a
hotel-casino operator and mining entrepreneur.
The
Nevada Experience #602: "Nevada's Neon"
(Producer:
Tim Anderson; Total length: 59:16; First broadcast:
October 23, 1995)
"Nevada's
Neon" looks at neon as a uniquely American and emphatically
Nevadan form of cultural expression. Neon was being used in the
mid to late 1920's, reached its stride with the completion of the
transcontinental highways, and found its niche in Nevada, where
gaming and tourism sought color and light to attract visitors and
impart a jazzy look to the urban landscape. Interviews with artists,
designers and architects are combined with dramatic shots of neon
to examine the historical and contemporary uses of neon in Nevada.
"Nevada's Neon" also documents the rise and fall in popularity
of neon, explores how business and art merge in the use of neon,
and analyzes how much Nevada and neon mean to each other.

The
Nevada Experience #603: "The Virginia
and Truckee Railroad"
(Producer:
Curt Daniels; Total length: 28:16; First broadcast:
October 30, 1995)
"The Virginia and Truckee Railroad: Queen of
the Short Lines" presents the fascinating eighty year history
of The Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Created to haul the silver
and gold from the Gold Hill and Virginia City areas to the mills
along the Carson River near Carson City, Nevada the V & T is perhaps
the most famous of all short line railroads in United States railroad
history. During its heyday the railroad carried the weight of every
engine, car, rail, spike, and railroad tie in gold and silver bullion.
Highly profitable during the mining boom years the railroad hung
on into the twentieth century when it was discovered and adored
by rail fans. The last train on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad
ran on May 30, 1950.

The
Nevada Experience #604: "USS Nevada
BB-36"
(Producer:
Curt Daniels; Total length: 28:16; First broadcast:
November 6, 1995)
"USS
Nevada BB-36: A Legacy of Heroism" tells the story of the battleship,
USS Nevada. Oral histories from USS Nevada veterans attending the
Pearl Harbor 50th anniversary ceremonies are combined with archival
still photographs and motion pictures to tell the story of the "ship
that wouldn't sink."

The
Nevada Experience
#605: "Memories of the Holocaust "
(Producer:
Viktoria Hertling and Curt Daniels; Total
length: 28:16; First broadcast: October 16, 1995)
"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. The memories shared with
the viewer by Ann Milhollan, Yoshi Hendricks, Willem Houwink, Jud
Allen and Harry Reimer will not be easily be forgotten.
"Memories
of the Holocaust" was produced in cooperation with the University
of Nevada, Reno Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Peace Studies.

The
Nevada Experience #606: "It Can Be
Done: Sarah Winnemucca"
(Producer:
Rosemary McCarthy; Total length: 28:16; First
broadcast: November 20, 1995)
"It Can Be Done: Sarah Winnemucca" tells
the story of the spirited and controversial Paiute women, who during
the 1800's fought to help her people adjust to the domination of
the white settlers. Her activities brought her to national attention
and helped to publicize the plight of the American Indians in the
West. This segment includes interviews with Anthropologist Catherine
Fowler of the University of Nevada, Reno and Gae Canfield Whitney,
biographer of Sarah Winnemucca. Also, excerpts from the speeches
and writings of Sarah Winnemucca are presented in dramatic form
by Alexandra Voorhees, a Northern Paiute who portrayed Winnemucca
in the 1992 Great Basin Chautauqua.

The
Nevada Experience #607: "Water for
A Desert Dream "
(Producer:
Dennis Meyers and Erik Westby; Total length:
28:16; First broadcast: November 27, 1995)
"Water For A Desert Dream: The Newlands Project"
follows the project from its beginnings as a concept in the late
1880's, through the enactment of the Newlands bill in 1902, the
construction of the Truckee-Carson canal in 1906, the completion
of Lahontan Reservoir in 1915, the creation of the Truckee Carson
Irrigation District and finally the controversy of the last several
years. This program combines archival photography and print materials
with interviews with Churchill County farmers, Native American farmers
and tribal leaders, and historians to tell the complex politically
charged story of one of the nation's first Federal reclamation projects.

The
Nevada Experience #608: "Making A Difference"
(Producer:
Sylvia Ontaneda-Bernales; Total length: 28:16;
First broadcast: December 18, 1995)
"Making A Difference: Nevada Women In Politics
1965-1982" was produced in celebration of the 75th Anniversary
of women's suffrage. The documentary features the contributions
of eleven women across various endeavors, from grass-roots organizing
to legislative initiatives. It is a first-person account of the
involvement of these women in environmental concerns, welfare equity,
the ERA struggle, and domestic violence. Participants include Lynn
Atcheson, Frankie Sue Del Pappa, Ruby Duncan, Jan Evans, Jean Ford,
Anne Howard, Lavonne Lewis, Maya Miller, Tina Nappe, Marge Sill,
and Sue Wagner. Produced by Sylvia Ontaneda-Bernales, this thirty
minute documentary is the first of its kind in Nevada. It is a moving
and poignant production, a must see for the student of women's issues
and the lover of oral history productions.
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