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Film transparency of Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, February 22, 1930
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Film transparency of Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, February 22, 1930
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Paul Velez oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Paul Velez conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 22, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Paul Velez, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus officer, discusses his experience at the Thomas & Mack Center during the night of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He shares his goal of creating a safe atmosphere for the survivors and providing them with all of their needs, including helping separated survivors find their loved ones and friends. Velez also describes his move to Las Vegas in 2008 and his time with the New York City police force, talking about his experience as a first responder at Ground Zero during the 9/11 attacks. He discusses the effect these attacks have had on general and campus security measures and on him as an individual.
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Las Vegas Cover, 2000 September 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Junior League of Las Vegas Records
Box/Folder: Box 25
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Charlotte Ellsworth oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Charlotte Ellsworth conducted by Jane Ellsworth Olive on March 22, 1977, December 26, 1980, December 28, 1981, and August 06, 1987 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the span of four interviews, Ellsworth discusses her family’s history, the growth of Henderson, Nevada, working at the Basic Magnesium Plant, and life during World War II. She also talks about war bond drives, the Oakey Theaters, Nevada Chamber of Commerce, "western" clothes, and hotels like the Flamingo Hotel and the Riviera Hotel. She then describes visiting places like Canada, Salt Lake City, Utah, Washington, D. C., and San Francisco, California.
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Lake Las Vegas: archived website, 2017
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Collection Name: Building Las Vegas Web Archive
Box/Folder: N/A
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AIA Las Vegas: archived website, 2017
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Building Las Vegas Web Archive
Box/Folder: N/A
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SLS Las Vegas: archived website, 2016
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Gaming Web Archive
Box/Folder: N/A
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The D Las Vegas: archived website, 2016 to 2022
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Gaming Web Archive
Box/Folder: N/A
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Dayvid Figler oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dayvid Figler conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 22, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Figler discusses his youth, his bar mitzvah at Temple Beth Sholom, and path to a career as a criminal defense attorney. He also talks about embracing Las Vegas, Nevada as his home, owning a home in the John S. Park neighborhood, and mentions a number of literary depictions of Las Vegas that he admires.
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