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Unidentified protestors from the Sagebrush Alliance holding a peaceful demonstration and teach-in on the Neutron Bomb in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide

Date

1977-09-15

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). Federal Building, Las Vegas, Nevada. A yellow sign held by a protestor reads, "No Neutron Bomb." A white sign held by another protestor reads, "The Final A-Bomb Ination"

Image

Photograph of airplanes at Lazy 88 Ranch, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

The 99's landing on the private 'airport' at the Lazy 88 Ranch in Pahrump guests of Dale and Dorothy Dorothy. The project: to form the huge 15 ft. by 4 ft. letters of Pahrump on the side of the mountain (white-washed) for planes flying over to locate their position. (handwritten inscription) Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch

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Leslie Mujica oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03661

Abstract

Oral history interview with Leslie Mujica conducted by Barbrara Tabach on June 2, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project and The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic. In this interview, Mujica talks about her childhood growing up in Guatemala and immigrating to Southern California with her family in 1980. She discusses her move to Las Vegas in 2005 and her employment history both in nonprofit work and in construction, which led to the pursuit of her current position as the Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer of Las Vegas Power Professionals. Leslie also shares her educational history with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It is where she obtained her Master's Degree in Public Administration and where Leslie currently serves as a board member of the Latinx Voices Project and the Alumni Legacy Board. Digital audio available; digital transcript available.

Archival Collection

Thanksgiving dinner menu, Windsor Hotel, 1908

Date

1905-03-22

Archival Collection

Description

Restaurant: Windsor Hotel (Jacksonville, Fla.) Location: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Text

Robert Lee Taylor oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01808

Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert Lee Taylor conducted by Nancy Gehring on October 12, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Taylor discusses his job as principal at Park Village School, in Nevada. Taylor also discusses education in Henderson, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada, the Basic Magnesium plant, and economic changes in Henderson, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Robert Francis Bergin oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00189

Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert Francis Bergin conducted by Paula Morey on March 05, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Bergin discusses his personal history, the opening of the Desert Inn Hotel and other casinos, the gambling industry, his visits to Cuba, Wilbur Clark, Howard Hughes, and women in gaming. Digital audio and transcript available.

Archival Collection

Larry and Juanita Barr and Steven Gibson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00164

Abstract

Oral history interview with Larry and Juanita Barr, with Steven Gibson conducted by Margery Waters on March 27, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The Barrs and Gibson talk about African Americans in Las Vegas, Nevada, working on the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, living in tents, early entertainers, and early development in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection