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Q.B. Bush oral history interview
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Abstract
Q. B. Bush oral history interview conducted by Claytee White on May 15, 2007 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Bush discusses his career at the Moulin Rouge, Sands Hotel, and Town Tavern. He also talks about the Economic Opportunity Board and fight for equality for black workers in Las Vegas, Nevada during the civil rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s.
Archival Collection
Audio recording clip from an interview with Hazel Geran
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Hazel Geran by Claytee D. White on August 30, 2000. Geran talks about The Cove Hotel and Jackson Hotel on Jackson Street.
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Audiovisual materials, approximately 1960 to 2010
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Scope and Contents
The Audiovisual materials series consists of audio and video recordings from Bill Moore and George Arnold show performances between 1960 and 2009. Recordings include, but are not limited to, performances of B-Dazzled, Bravo, City Lights, Glitter, Moulin Rouge, Nudes on Ice, Playgirls on Ice, and Razzle Dazzle. Material types are VHS tape, audio cassette, reel-to-reel tape, and MP4 digital files created from DVD originals.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bill Moore Professional Papers
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Archival Component
Transcript of interview with Jean Tobman, Marilyn Moran and Janie Moore by Claytee D. White, November 5, 2013
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Archival Collection
Description
Interview with Jean Tobman and two of her daughters, Marilyn (Tobman) Moran and Janie (Tobman) Moore by Claytee White, November 5, 2013. In this interview, Jean Tobman recalls coming to Las Vegas with her husband and two young children in the 1950s, and the life they established in the Pinto area of the Westside. Her husband, Herb, owned City Furniture and a cab company near downtown. Marilyn and Janie discuss their youth and the enjoyable time they had growing up in Las Vegas. Marilyn talks about how the city has grown and her time on the planning commission. Janie also discusses the growth of Las Vegas and her nostalgia for old Las Vegas.
In 1953, Jean and Herb Tobman moved from New Jersey to Las Vegas. The Tombans settled in the Pinto Palamino. Upon moving, Jean initially assisted her mother at her rooming house, and Herb worked with Jean's father at City Furniture. Herb bought his first cab soon thereafter, and grew one vehicle into Western Cab Company, which is still family-run. After a large fire closed City Furniture, Herb worked as the general manager at Moulin Rouge, jumpstarting his career in the gaming industry. Marilyn, Janie and Helen are the children of Jean and Herb and all still live in Las Vegas. The girls grew up keeping horses, as did many other neighbors in the Pinto area. Marilyn married John Moran, the sheriff's son, who served as a police officer himself. She sat on the planning commission for a decade, during the city's growth spurt. Janie spent a semester at Arizona State University before returning to Las Vegas to work at Stardust Hotel, a property co-owned by her father, who also served as the its president.
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