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Reproduction photocopy of May 28, 1945 issue of the Desert Breeze, newspaper for Las Vegas High School, approximately 1990

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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1990 historical Las Vegas calendar, 1990

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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Photographic reproductions of Helldorado ladies (1935) and Fremont Street (1930s), approximately 2000 to 2017

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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Aerial photographic reproductions of the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street during the 1950s, approximately 2000 to 2017

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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"Around the World with Bob" calendar, 2011

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File

Archival Collection

Robert L. Forbuss Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00888
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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Photograph of an artist's painting of the proposed Dealville resort (Las Vegas), 1957

Date

1957

Description

Artist's conception of the proposed Dealville casino and resort in Las Vegas. 'G & V Nowak 57' in lower right corner.
Site Name: Dealville

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Transcript from interview with Jocelyn Oats conducted by John Grygo and Claytee D. White, November 20, 2012

Date

2012-11-30

Description

Transcript from interview with Jocelyn Oats by John Grygo. Oats came to Las Vegas with her family and grew up on the Westside. Her father was a leader in the community and a founder of Victory Baptist Church. Her mother provided child care for people in the community. Oats works with Nevada Partners and the Youth Employment for Summer (YES), and reflects on the community in Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Mildred Breedlove by Steve Drappo, February 18, 1979

Date

1979-02-18

Description

Steve Drappo interviews Mildred Breedlove (b. 1904) who was born in Coal Hill, Arkansas. Breedlove relocated to Nevada in 1949. During this interview Breedlove discusses her personal experience of owning her own ranch in Nevada.

Text

Googie architectural design drawing of Riviera Villa (Las Vegas), exterior elevation, circa 1961

Date

1958 to 1964

Description

Pencil sketch of the proposed Googie-styled Riviera Villa in Las Vegas.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Googie architectural design drawing of the Wilbur Clark Shopping Center (Las Vegas), bird's-eye perspective, circa 1961

Date

1958 to 1964

Description

Artist's conception of a proposed shopping center in Las Vegas. Instances of the name of the shopping center have been erased in the drawing. 'Bond Road & Maryland Parkway, Clark County, Nev.' (Bond Road was the former name of Tropicana Avenue.) Rendered by J. M. Larsen.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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