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13 Helps: archived website, 2020 to 2021
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
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KTNV Coronavirus: archived website, 2020 to 2021
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
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The Smith Center Blog: archived website, 2020
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
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Visit Las Vegas: archived website, 2020
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
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KTNV Coronavirus: archived website, 2020 to 2021
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
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Three Square: archived website, 2020 to 2021
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
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Ethel S. Hatch oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ethel S. Hatch conducted by P. Kohlman on November 24, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers the history of Las Vegas from 1939 to 1975. Mrs. Hatch also talks about ranching in Nevada, Rex Bell, development on the Strip, the first hotels, and early local shopping culture. The interview concludes with discussion surrounding tree-lined streets, the Helldorado Club, and Fremont Street.
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Coronavirus Update: archived website, 2020 to 2021
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
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Charles J. Sorrells oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Charles J. Sorrells conducted by Karen Schank on November 30, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Sorrells primarily discusses his family's history in Nevada beginning in the early 1900s when his grandfather moved there from Georgia. Sorrells describes life in the rural desert town of Shoshone, Nevada and a town called Greenwater, his grandfather's main residency, located somewhere in Death Valley. Through his family history, Sorrells provides an overview of Nevada's history as it progressed from an Old West lifestyle to modern American living by the mid-twentieth century. Sorrells also talks about life in Las Vegas, Nevada, his children, and his career as a certified public accountant.
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Lawrence Hawley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lawrence Hawley conducted by Andy Sturgeon on March 13, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The two discuss how Hawley first came to Nevada, as well as his personal family history. Hawley describes Hoover Dam as it was being built, the effects of the Depression on Nevada, and how Las Vegas has grown in size. Hawley also discusses liquor laws and how practicing law has changed since he first moved to Nevada.
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