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View of Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
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Exterior view of Post Office and Federal Building in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
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Archival Collection
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Tweed Wilson, a Native American who was the grandson of the founder of Wilson Ranch near Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series I. Amargosa Valley, Nevada -- Subseries I.B. Records Family. The ranch is now known as Spring Mountain State Park.
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Jackie Brantley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jackie Brantley conducted by Claytee White on October 27, 1996 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Brantley begins her interview by briefly discussing her family history and parents' jobs in Las Vegas, Nevada in the late 1940s. Brantley then goes on to discuss segregation in Las Vegas. She discusses segregation on the Strip, and in pools, schools, and nightclubs. Afterwards, Brantley discusses her career experiences working for the Clark County School District and her management position at the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino in the early 1970s.
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Harold M. Ayers III oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Harold M. Ayers III conducted by Nancy Neuteboone on March 05, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ayers III discusses his career as a blackjack dealer, religion, gaming, and atomic testing in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Henry Wieking oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Henry Wieking conducted by Anna Dean Kepper on August 20, 1975 and August 21, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Wieking discusses the Old Mormon Fort and a recollection of early Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Robert G. Ballance, Jr. oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Robert Ballance, Jr. conducted by Waymon Alridge on March 10, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ballance, Jr. discusses topics such as the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip; casinos, military life, and collegiate sports.
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David Bruce Dill oral history interview
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Oral history interview with David Bruce Dill conducted by R. C. Turner on May 04, 1976 and May 12, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Dill discusses the desert environment, human adaptation to the weather, and the Boulder Dam Bureau of Mines.
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Clifford Kemple oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Clifford Kemple conducted by Paul Wilkins on April 4, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Kemple discusses his early life in Goodsprings, Nevada; Las Vegas, Nevada, and changes that he has noticed in Las Vegas.
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Dale Everett oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dale Everett conducted by John Everett on March 07, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Everett discusses the weather, wildlife, and hunting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also shares his views on prostitution and gambling in the city.
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