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Watson, Susan
Susan Watson was born in 1944 in Syracuse, New York and moved to Nevada when she was three years old. After a year in Boulder City, Nevada, her father bought an old army barrack and converted it to a home in North Las Vegas, Nevada. She attended Rancho High School and graduated in the first class of 1962.
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Brinkerhoff-Jacobs, Julie
Julie Brinkerhoff-Jacobs was born to Don and Barbara Brinkerhoff in 1952 in Southern California. She spent her early life growing up in California, and Europe where father was studying. She joined her parents landscape architecture firm, Lifescapes International in 1982.
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Lombardo, Charlie
Charlie Lombardo was origionally from Buffalo, New York. He came to Las Vegas in 1968 when when he joined the Air Force when he worked as machinist. In his interview, he talks about his position there and how he witnessed the MGM fire of 1980, and how they worked to repaire the property.
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Spire Bruner, Lucile, 1909-1998
Lucile Spire Bruner was born in Chautauqua County, Kansas. She founded the Las Vegas Art League in 1950 after she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Cope, Frank, 1930-
Frank Cope was born in Kansas in 1930 and moved to Las vegas with his family when he was soz months old. He talks about the schools he attended, and his position as the distribution superintendent at the Las Vegas Valley Water District. He also discusses how he met his wife.
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Frost Eglington, Earle, 1890-1981
Earle Eglington was born in 1890 moved to Las Vegas in 1911 and married Olive Lake. The couple remained in Las Vegas until the 1980s, witnessing the dramatic growth of the region. Earle died in 1981.
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Pappas, John H., 1888-1981
John H. Pappas was born in Greece on March 15, 1888. He moved to the United States in 1904, and eventually settled in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1929 where he worked on railroad construction and later the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction. He passed away in Nevada in August 1981.
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Sampley, Hubert, 1908-2004
Hubert Edward Sampley was born in Fordsville, Kentucky to Fredrick P. and Ada Sampley. He later moved to Pasadena, California and served in World War II. He married Nellie Louise Lamb in California and the couple moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950. Sampley worked as a casino dealer. He passed away in 2004.
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Townsend, Arthur, 1923-1995
Arthur Sharpe Townsend was born to Winnie and James Townsend on November 8, 1923 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947 and worked in gambling and security. He died on July 27, 1995 in Las Vegas.
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