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Set of photographs including Elder Jefferson, Gloria Brown, and Hicks family at Victory Church: image 008
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Archival Collection
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Richard Taylor Collection on Moulin Rouge Hotel History
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The Richard Taylor Collection on Moulin Rouge Hotel History contains documents that provide information on a short-term lease of the shuttered Moulin Rouge Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada in December 1956. The collection contains a lease between Harry Miller (trustee in bankruptcy) and Richard Taylor for a short term lease of the hotel; a certificate of fictitious firm name submitted by Richard Taylor; a press release issued by Harry Miller on behalf of the hotel; and three Moulin Rouge guest register tags.
Archival Collection
Morris Shenker oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Morris Shenker conducted by Cylde Weiss sometime between 1978 and 1983. At the time of the interviews, Weiss was a gaming reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and Shenker was the co-owner of the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Weiss used the interviews in an article in the Review-Journal where he described Shenker as feeling "mob pressure" in his role a the hotel. Shenker was previously an attorney who represented Jimmy Hoffa. No digital audio or transcript; audiocassette only.
Archival Collection
1955 Gaming License for Mina, Nevada
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The 1955 Gaming License for Mina, Nevada collection consists of a single gaming license issued to Nick Marakas to operate slot machines at the Mina Club in Mina, Nevada. The license was purchased by Marakas for $66.00 and issued by the State of Nevada's Mineral County in Hawthorne, Nevada on January 3, 1955.
Archival Collection
George E. Perkins Letter about Paiute History
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The George E. Perkins Letter about Paiute History (approximately 1900-1929) consists of a four-page handwritten recounting of Paiute history and tradition "as told to the author" (George Elwood Perkins). The recounted story references the Las Vegas Wash and Boulder Canyon, as well as agreements between the Hualapais and the Paiutes regarding living and hunting along the Colorado River.
Archival Collection
T. D. Bonner Manuscript Draft
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The T. D. Bonner Manuscript Draft (approximately 1880-1899) consists of a single typed manuscript draft with "T. D. Bonner, 1st. edition 1856" written on the top. It appears to be a brief introduction and seventy-seven corresponding footnotes. It is not known if this is related to either books that Bonner co-authored.
Archival Collection
Set of photographs including Pi Tau Sigma, Mrs. Cook, Sharlott, The Elks Lodge, the Kalpher's, Mrs. Toms Sorority, and Gama Phi Delta
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Archival Collection
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Photographer's notations: Pi Tau Sigma, Mrs. Cook, Sharlott, The Elks Lodge, the Kalpher's, Mrs. Toms Sorority, Gama Phi Delta.
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