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Chart, revised charges to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, September 22, 1942

Date

1942-09-22

Archival Collection

Description

Chart showing revised charges to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company from the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the years 1939-1941 and the first nine months of 1942 based on projected and actual water consumption in Las Vegas.

Transcribed Notes: Auditor of Disbursements' Office, Omaha, Nebraska - September 22, 1942.

Text

Jimmy Gay oral history interview: audio clip

Date

1972-04-12

Description

Jimmy Gay discusses racism in Las Vegas before and after World War II. He says that prior to WWII, there wasn't a lot of prejudice, and there were only a few African American families. After WWII, he says that the influx of soldiers returning and the migration of Black families from the South led to Las Vegas becoming the "Mississippi of the West."

Sound

Carole Terry's "Germans in Las Vegas" Oral History Project

Identifier

OH-00143

Abstract

Carol Terry's "Germans in Las Vegas" Oral History Project (2007) contain the oral histories conducted by Terry while researching for a chapter on Germans in Las Vegas, Nevada for The Peoples of Las Vegas book. Terry interviewed over 60 individuals and the collection contains the printed transcripts and audiocassettes from each interview.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Israelite of Nevada, Vol. 22, No. 22 (1986-11-28), page 22

File
Download 0676.jp2 (image/jp2; 2.82 MB)

Page

22

Digital ID

sn86076010_1986112801_022

Las Vegas Cover, 2000 September 22

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Junior League of Las Vegas Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00179
Collection Name: Junior League of Las Vegas Records
Box/Folder: Box 25

Archival Component

David Green oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-00727

Abstract

Oral history interviews with David Green conducted by Dennis McBride on August 20 and October 22, 1999 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. In the interviews, Green discusses his contributions to the founding and operation of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, also known as The Center. He recalls purchasing the first building used for The Center in 1993, anecdotes about other founding members, and details regarding the administrative management at The Center. Green also discusses his early life in New York, understanding his sexuality, and his family's reactions.

Archival Collection

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

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922

Date

1911-06-22 to 1922-02-07

Archival Collection

Description

Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes from June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922.

Text

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

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image