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Patricia and Lamar Marchese oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01194

Abstract

Oral history interview with Patricia and Lamar Marchese conducted by Claytee D. White on January 16, 2008 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Patricia Marchese discusses her work as a budget analyst and a chief lobbyist for Clark County, as well as creating numerous art and cultural programs in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lamar Marchese discusses creating public library programs for southern Nevada and the first public broadcast radio station in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph of power plant, Hoover Dam, February 23, 1939

Date

1939-02-23

Description

Black and white image of John Chatfield Page, Senator Harold L. Ickes, Mrs. Ickes, and I. C. Harris, in the Nevada wing of the Hoover Dam power plant. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of Reuben and Blanche Zucker at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Dr. Reuben Zucker and Blanche Zucker at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (later Prevent Child Abuse America). Blanche Zucker was president of WE CAN. Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street

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Photograph of Blanche Zucker and Colette Saltz at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Blanche Zucker (left) and Colette Saltz (right) at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (later Prevent Child Abuse America). Zucker was the president of WE CAN. Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street

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Sara Kalaoram oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03846

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sara Kalaoram conducted by Alexandra Arabshian on November 15, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.

Sara Kalaoram shares her immigration story to the United States from Singapore in 2002 at the age of four. She talks about her upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada, her education from Arizona State University, and her work with the Culinary Workers Union and with Assemblyman Steve Yeager as his campaign manager and executive assistant. Sara Kalaoram discusses cultural differences between Singapore and the United States, the immigration stories of her parents, and her experience as an Asian-American immigrant in the twenty-first century.

Archival Collection

Roberta Kane oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03238

Abstract

Oral history interview with Roberta Kane conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 6, 2017 and May 22, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Kane explains how she was the first born Jewish baby in Las Vegas, Nevada and her parents’ deep involvement with the Jewish community of the 1930s. She then talks about the formalization that occurred in the Jewish community with the building of Temple Beth Sholom. In a second session, Kane recalls the Wildcat Lair, a gathering spot of students from Las Vegas High School in the 1950s.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Edwin and Edith Giles, 1935-1946

Date

1935 to 1946

Description

Edwin and Edith Giles on mining outing. Edwin wears his usual hat and boots and Edith is wearing a dress and fur lined coat.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter meeting minutes (redacted)

Date

1992

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Film transparency of rowboats on Lake Mead, August 1, 1947

Date

1947-08-01

Description

Black and white image with the following printed description detailing the list of boat passengers in the picture: Jay Porter, Boulder City, in his Express Cruiser escorts the Nevills Expedition into Pierce Perry, Arizona, at the headwaters of Lake Mead. Left to right in the "Joan" are: Mrs. Otis Marston, Berkeley, Calif., Joe Desloge, Jr., St. Louis, Missouri, at the oars, and Dr. Otis Marston, Berkeley, Calif.; in the "Sandra" are: Anne Desloge, St. Louis, Missouri, Garth Marston, Berkeley, Calif., at the oars and Zoe Desloge, St. Louis, Missouri; in the "Mexican Hat" are: Joe Desloge, St. Louis, Missouri, Kent Frost, boatman, and Marie Salnsfrank, St. Louis, Missouri; in the "Wen" are: Randall Henderson, Editor of Desert Magazine, El Centro, Calif., Norman Nevills at the oars and A. Milotte Wait, Disney Productions, Burbank, Calif.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter hostesses list

Date

2000-01
2000-02
2000-03
2000-04
2000-05
2000-06
2000-09
2000-10
2000-11
2000-12

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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