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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
Transcript of interview with Gwen Walker by Claytee White, July 15, 2014
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Gwendolyn K. Walker arrived in North Las Vegas in 1962 from Houston, Texas, as a five-year-old with her parents, two brothers, and her cousins. The Walker family at first moved to a rented house on D Street, and Gwen attended Kit Carson Elementary School for first grade. Her mother enrolled in nursing school, so she sent Gwen back to Delhi, Louisiana, to be raised by her grandmother. In Delhi Gwen picked cotton with her aunt while she was in the second grade. Gwen returned to North Las Vegas to live with her mother and complete elementary school at Jo Mackey before matriculating to J. D. Smith Elementary School for junior high school and then to Clark High School. Later she attended UNLV. Gwen and her mother joined Saint James Catholic Church at H Street and Washington Avenue, but after she returned from Delhi she joined Second Baptist Church, where she became close with a cohort of friends that remained strong even as she experienced racism and bullying and love for the first time.
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Photograph of an artist's painting of the proposed Dealville resort (Las Vegas), 1957
Date
Archival Collection
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 of first interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, January 24, 2006
Date
Archival Collection
Description
First interview in a series of five with Nevada State Senator Joe Neal conducted by Claytee D. White on January 24, 2006. Born in Mounds, Louisiana, in 1935, Neal joined his family in Las Vegas as a young man shortly before serving in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958. Following his military service, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Neal continued his education at the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago, Illinois, with postgraduate work in law. From 1973 to 2001, he served in the Nevada Legislature as the Senator from Clark County Senatorial District No. 4. In the first interview, Neal recalls his childhood, moving to Las Vegas as a teenager, and joining the Air Force. He discusses his early experiences in politics and his involvement in various issues.
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Transcript of second interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, February 7, 2006
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Archival Collection
Description
Second interview in a series of five with Nevada State Senator Joe Neal conducted by Claytee D. White on February 7, 2006. Born in Mounds, Louisiana, in 1935, Neal joined his family in Las Vegas as a young man shortly before serving in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958. Following his military service, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Neal continued his education at the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago, Illinois, with postgraduate work in law. From 1973 to 2001, he served in the Nevada Legislature as the Senator from Clark County Senatorial District No. 4. In the second interview, Neal focuses on his work during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Transcript of third interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, March 3, 2006
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Archival Collection
Description
Third interview in a series of five with Nevada State Senator Joe Neal conducted by Claytee D. White on March 3, 2006. Born in Mounds, Louisiana, in 1935, Neal joined his family in Las Vegas as a young man shortly before serving in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958. Following his military service, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Neal continued his education at the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago, Illinois, with postgraduate work in law. From 1973 to 2001, he served in the Nevada Legislature as the Senator from Clark County Senatorial District No. 4. In the third interview, Neal shares details of his service to Nevada. He recalls legislation enacted to achieve integration of the hotels and unions, his efforts to increase state taxes on the gaming industry, and his successful campaign strategies. Neal also relates the history of the Economic Opportunity Board in Nevada and predicts the outcome of the 2006 gubernatorial race.
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