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Nanyu Tomiyasu oral history interview

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OH-00743

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Oral history interview with Nanyu Tomiyasu conducted by Andrew Russell on March 22, 1987. In this interview, Tomiyasu discusses his father's large-scale commercial farm in Las Vegas, Nevada and the amount of produce the farm produced through the 1920s. He expands on the impact of the 1922 railroad strike, particularly in regard to the Japanese population in the city. He recounts the general lack of discrimination and segregation against Japanese residents in Las Vegas, how Japanese families integrated with the community and how they maintained their cultural traditions. Later, he begins to discuss the impact of World War II on Japanese in the people living in the western states, Las Vegas' response to its Japanese residents, and how relocation and internment impacted families.

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John Hardie Moss Jr. oral history interview

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OH-01343

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Oral history interview with John Hardie Moss Jr. conducted by Phyllis Sherwin on February 22, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Moss discusses his career as a world-class poker player and professional gambler in Las Vegas, Nevada. Moss describes the intricacies of poker and gambling, gambling for high-stakes, and cheating in the gambling world.

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Megan Rice oral history interview, 2005 June 22

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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records

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Charles E. Violet oral history interview, 2004 May 22

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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records

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Bruce Wilhelm oral history interview, 2005 June 22

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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records

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Herbert F. York oral history interview, 2004 July 22

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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records

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Joseph Behne oral history interview, 2004 July 22

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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records

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James Magruder oral history interview, 2004 November 22

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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records

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Natalie Wolf oral history interview

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OH-02871

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Oral history interview with Natalie Wolf conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 22, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Wolf shares stories of operating the Greyhound bus station, a three-year ownership of Commercial Deli, and her long career working collections for the casino industry. She discusses working for Tropicana Hotel and Casino, and MGM Properties, including the Mirage Hotel.

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Norma and Gil Schwartz oral history interview

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OH-03242

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Oral history interview with Norma and Gil Schwartz conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee White on September 22, 2017, October 04, 2017, and February 14, 2018 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the three interviews, the couple describes Gil’s leadership in the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), properties that he’s built and developed, and purchasing blueprints of un(der)developed parcels in Las Vegas, Nevada on behalf of Howard Hughes's land agent, J. Herbert Nall.

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