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The Nevada Experience  

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
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The Nevada Experience #602: "Nevada's Neon"
(Producer: Tim Anderson; Total length: 59:16; First broadcast: October 23, 1995)

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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.
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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
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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."
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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.
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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
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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
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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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