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Harry Worrall oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Harry Worrall conducted by Megg Ann Smith on March 01, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Worrall discusses Las Vegas, Nevada history and shares experiences about the development of Las Vegas.
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John F. Lewis oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John F. Lewis conducted by Steven John Galler on March 12, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Lewis describes founding Clark Dairy with his brother in Moapa Valley, Nevada.
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Allin Chandler oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Allin Chandler conducted by Claytee D. White on December 9, 2002 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Allin Chandler discusses his education and career history, including being a teacher and educational administrator in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1968-1990 as well as being a part of the Clark County Association of School Administrators (CCASA). Chandler also discusses the instructional philosophy that he follows and the originators of it. Other topics discussed are developments in education, personal writing and public speaking skills, instructional leadership, school administration, and parental responsibilities.
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Biographical essay by Rachel Taylor, 2014
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Rachel Taylor describes her family's experience during the Holocaust in Poland in the Kutno and Gubin ghettos. She was able to escape with her sisters and brother with the help of a Polish priest and nun, and her parents survived Auschwitz-Birkenau. Taylor came to the United Staes in 1961.
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Hoover Dam powerplant: photographic print
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Photograph of Pahrump lettering at the Lazy 88 Ranch, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 03, 2003
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), October 11, 1906
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Bracken informing Clark of Buol's attempt to appropriate water from the Las Vegas Creek for his own use.
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Slide of people at the Dunes Hotel swimming pool in Las Vegas, circa late 1950s
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