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Andrew and Debbie Levy oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Andrew and Debbie Levy conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 12, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. The Levy couple discusses the changes they saw in Las Vegas, Nevada, from when Andrew was a kid to the times they raised their own daughters, Sarah and Jenna. They also describe booms in the real estate market and growth in the artistic and cultural aspects of Las Vegas. Debbie provides a perspective of the growth of the local Jewish community.
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David L. Stevenson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with David L. Stevenson conducted by Charles Jackson on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Stevenson discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stevenson discusses his early education and later working at chemical plants in Henderson, Nevada during his teens. Stevenson continues by recalling his career as a chemist at the Nevada Test Site, the purpose of the nuclear tests he was involved in, and the fallout that was carried across the country due to the testing. He also describes the growth of Las Vegas and its economy. Finally, Stevenson talks about being a real estate agent in Las Vegas.
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Federal questionnaire about the Las Vegas Paiute Colony
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Office of the Chief Coordinator, Federal Real Estate Board, Questionnaire Covering Real Estate Owned by the United States, completed by E. A. Farrow, detailing the establishment and status of the Las Vegas Paiute Colony.
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Georgie Clark oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Georgie Clark conducted by Steven E. Pilgram on March 02, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Georgie Clark discusses the Colorado River area, its changes, and its new rules and regulations as of March 02, 1980. She also discusses working as a real estate agent and as ferry command civil servant in World War II.
Archival Collection
Audio clip from interview with Michael Saltman, December 16, 2014
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Part of an interview with Michael Saltman on December 16, 2014. In this clip, Saltman talks about his business partner, Larry Larkin, and their development of shopping centers and apartment complexes in Las Vegas.
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William Viera oral history interview
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Oral history interview with William Viera conducted by Ann Louise Pugh on an unknown day in October of 1971 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Viera discusses his work in real estate throughout Las Vegas, Nevada and describes the increase in value of homes, especially newer buildings. Viera later describes his thoughts on why the desert and other surrounding landscape areas would soon be developed.
Archival Collection
Donna Newsom oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Donna Newsom conducted by Claytee D. White on June 11, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Donna Newsom discusses working as a nurse in the southern United States, at a Girl Scout camp in Colorado, and at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses working in real estate in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1913
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