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Transcript of interview with Bill Armstrong by Anthony Robone, February 28, 1979

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Narrator

Armstrong, Bill, 1921-

Date

1979-02-28

Description

Anthony Robone interviews Bill Armstrong (born in Kentucky in 1921) in Armstrong’s apartment complex about his experiences in Las Vegas. Robone asks a variety of questions relating to Armstrong’s bootlegging in Kentucky before he arrived in Las Vegas, his involvement with the Las Vegas Dealers, the weather as it relates to other parts of the country, the impacts of the work of Howard Hughes on the town, the construction of Hoover Dam, the above ground atomic testing, the growth of Las Vegas and tourism, changes in gambling habits for the next generation, and the social and recreational activities residents took part in.

Digital ID

OH_00044_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1cf9n921
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Robone, Anthony

Subject

Weather
Atomic bomb -- Testing
Cities and towns -- Growth
Tourism
Recreation
Gambling

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Bill Armstrong oral history interview

Citation

Bill Armstrong oral history interview, 1979 February 20. OH-00044. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1cf9n921

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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