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Photograph of the front exterior of the Las Vegas Hilton, circa 1971-1974

Date

1971 to 1974

Description

Las Vegas Hilton before expansions made in 1975. The International Hotel was sold in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road

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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.

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Transcript of interview with Peter Gratton by Clayee D. White, February 26, 2009

Date

2009-02-26

Description

Peter Gratton was born in 1944 in Staten Island, New York, where his father was in the Coast Guard. However, he spent his childhood in Minnesota. From 1965 to 1969, Peter was a member of the US Marine Corps, serving a tour in Vietnam. As his military duty was ending, he learned that his parents were relocating to Vegas, bringing with them all of Peter's belongings. So Peter caught up with them in Vegas where he transitioned to civilian life in a new city by "bumming around for a couple of months." He decided to stay and took a keno job at Golden Gate Casino. In 1981, he graduated from UNLV and was accredit to teach history and earth science. This proved to be a good background for an opening at the UNLV library and he helped organize the map collection. With that, his UNLV library career was successfully launched. At the time of this interview, Peter was Administrative Assistant III Lied Library Building Department. In the following pages Peter tells of his experiences that lead up to becoming a Las Vegas resident and longtime member of the UNLV library staff.

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Aerial photograph of North Las Vegas, circa early 1970s

Date

1970 to 1975

Description

Aerial photograph of the streets and roads of North Las Vegas.

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Photograph of Harley L. Harmon, circa late 1970s

Date

1977 to 1979

Description

Portrait of Harley L. Harmon.

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Photograph of William F. Harrah, 1978

Date

1978

Description

Portrait of William F. Harrah, Nevada gaming magnate. He was one of the state's pioneer casino operators.

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Photograph of Earl Hartke, circa 1959

Date

1958 to 1960

Description

Portrait of North Las Vegas Mayor Earl Hartke.

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Photograph of Howard Cannon, Earl Hartke, and others, Washington, D.C., circa 1960

Date

1959 to 1961

Description

Portrait of North Las Vegas Mayor Earl Hartke (right) meeting with U.S. Senator from Nevada Howard Cannon (center) and an unidentified woman in Washington, D.C.

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Photograph of Keith Hayes, 1979

Date

1979

Description

Portrait of District Court Judge Keith Hayes.

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Photograph of Charles Henderson, circa 1950

Date

1949 to 1951

Description

Portrait of Charles Henderson, former Nevada United States Senator for whom Henderson, Nevada is named.

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