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Transcript of interview with George Albright by Debra J. Cox, February 16, 1980

Information

Narrator

Albright, George H., 1909-1996

Date

1980-02-16

Description

Debra J. Cox interviews George Albright, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 6, 1909, at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. After living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Reno, Nevada, Albright relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931. A former county commissioner, Albright discusses the Las Vegas Convention Center, Clark County Recreation Board, tourists and conventioneers, the land, and the Las Vegas economy.

Digital ID

OH_00014_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1nv9dd5j
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Cox, Debra Jane

Subject

Tourism
Economic development
Land use
Recreation
Cities and towns--Politics and government

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

George Albright oral history interview

Citation

George Albright oral history interview, 1980 February 16. OH-00014. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1nv9dd5j

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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