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Joyce Moore oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02465

Abstract

Oral history interview with Joyce Moore conducted by Claytee D. White on January 22, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Moore discusses her early life growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and attending Rancho High School with her brother. She also talks about how Las Vegas changed as she grew older.

Archival Collection

Roxton Whitmore oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01971

Abstract

Oral history interview with Roxton Whitmore conducted by his grandson, Mark Whitmore, on October 22, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Whitmore discusses his personal life, including his marriage and his political affiliations. Whitmore also describes the atomic bomb tests and automobiles.

Archival Collection

Photograph of library at the Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The library at the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

LaShannon Lewis oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03586

Abstract

Oral history interview with LaShannon Lewis conducted by Claytee D. White on March 22, 2019 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Lewis discusses her early life in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Westside. She talks about moving out of the Westside neighborhood, attending a sixth grade center, and the geographical division of the community. Lewis remembers her employment as a social worker for Clark County, and the redevelopment of the Westside.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas foyer, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The main entrance foyer of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Photograph of menorah at Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

An ornate menorah sits in the sanctuary in the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Danel Boone oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00222

Abstract

Oral history interview with Danel Boone conducted by Daniel Pope on February 22, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview Boone discusses why he came to Las Vegas, Nevada, the Helldorado parade, church activity, and the weather. Boone also discusses city parks, Boy Scouts, schools, above ground atomic tests, local history of Southern Nevada, and the ways in which Las Vegas has changed over the years.

Archival Collection