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Transcript of interview with John Brooks by Jeff Kennedy, February 28, 1979

Information

Narrator

Brooks, John, 1937-2014

Date

1979-02-28

Description

Jeff Kennedy interviews gaming industry professional John Brooks (b. 1937) at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the interview Brooks discusses gaming, education, the early above ground atomic blasts, Boulder Dam, and social and environmental changes in Nevada. Brooks also discusses the Old Ranch, economic changes, religion, politics, family life, the Navy, sports, the railroad, Fremont Street and the hotels on the Strip in Las Vegas.

Digital ID

OH_00257_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1fx77182
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Kennedy, Jeff

Subject

Gambling industry
Atomic bomb -- Testing
Education
Economic development
Religions
Hotels
Families--Social life and customs
Railroads
Armed Forces
Sports

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

John Brooks oral history interview

Citation

John Brooks oral history interview, 1979 February 28. OH-00257. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1fx77182

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Standardized Rights Statement

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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