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Artist's rendering of Christian Science Church, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1940 to 1967
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Artist's rendering of residence for Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Todkill, Rancho Circle, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1940 to 1967
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Artist's rendering of proposed residence for Bob and Jewel Bigelow, Rancho Circle, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1940 to 1967
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Artist's rendering of proposed "Fantastic Fair," West San Francisco Avenue (Sahara Avenue) and Valley View Boulevard: photographic print, approximately 1940 to 1967
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Artist's rendering of Fun-Land Amusement Park for Mr. Sam Pearlstein, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1940 to 1967
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Artist's rendering of Automotive Center for Ross Management Corporation at Arville Street and Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1940 to 1967
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Apparel shop for Faveger's, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1940 to 1967
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Exteriors, interiors, and floor plans of contemporary churches in the United States from newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and artist's renderings: photograph album, 1953 to 1958
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 03
Archival Component
Louis Yoxen interview, 2003: transcript
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Yoxen begins her interview by discussing how she first arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada to work for the U.S. State Department in the 1950s. She then describes her childhood in Alabama, competing in the Miss America pageant, and her life in Miami, Florida. Yoxen also discusses living in North Africa and Berlin, Germany while working for the State Department as a clerk. She then talks about moving around with her sister and her family, and eventually coming to Las Vegas. She describes what Las Vegas was like in the 1950s. Yoxen ends her interview with a discussion on her family, her husband's work, and their recreational activities.
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Margo Knowles interview, March 25, 1981: transcript
Date
Archival Collection
Description
From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas, OH-01039. On March 25, 1981, collector Sonny Neighbors interviewed his mother, Margo Knowles (born October 13th, 1935 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Margo speaks about growing up and going to school in Las Vegas. She also discusses her work as a telephone operator in Las Vegas, and at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada.
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