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Photograph of construction of Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, circa 1960s
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Archival Collection
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Postcard of spillway construction, Hoover Dam, 1934-1952
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of bar grand opening, Pahrump (Nev.), September 24, 1954
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of Interview with Jerushia McDonald Hylton & Suzilene McDonald, September 23, 2011
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Archival Collection
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Jerushia McDonald-Hylton and Suzilene McDonald are two of five children of entrepreneurial Westside parents, who became successful entertainers and models.
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Sister Rosemary Lynch and other unidentified protestors protesting at the Las Vegas Federal Building: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Steve Wynn, Heidi Sarno and an unidentified woman, 1980s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of a hotel guest room at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1975
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of a group of circus performers at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Richard D. Chase oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Richard D. Chase conducted by Helen Rondthaler on October 17, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Chase discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1945, touching on topics such as the housing shortage during the 1940s, The Red Rooster swingers’ club, Billy Moore, Sam Larson, Ira Goldring, atomic bomb testing, and the Nevada environment. Chase discusses the importance of construction-based labor to the development of Southern Nevada. Chase also explains at length the impact of the Nevada Test Site on his construction company.
Archival Collection
Film transparency of high scalers working on Hoover Dam, August 15, 1932
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Archival Collection
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