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Ken Frejlach oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ken Frejlach conducted by Chuck Williams on January 21, 2015 for the Friends of Red Rock Canyon in Nevada Oral History Project. Frejlach begins the interview by talking about his family life and how they started working on Oliver Ranch near Blue Diamond, Nevada. He describes their duties while working and the Carole Lombard plane crash site. Frejlach also talks about his mother's medical illness. He talks about his move the town of Blue Diamond, and describes his time there attending school. Lastly, he speaks more about the Oliver Ranch property.
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Transcript of interview with Mike and Sallie Gordon by Adriane Massa, March 2, 1977
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Mike Gordon speaks about their liquor stores and lists his occupation as a bartender. Among the civic organizations that he participated in were: Young Democrats, Eagles Lodge, Lions Club, past president of Temple Beth Sholom and B'nai B'rith Lodge. Together Mike and Sallie recall the growth and changes of the valley they have witnessed between the early 1930s and mid-1970s. Among his anecdotes is one about the carrying of payroll checks to Boulder Dam to avoid "interference" (robberies).
Mike and Sallie were among the very first people of Jewish ancestry to make their way to Las Vegas. They arrived January 26, 1932 to join relatives of Sallie?s who had moved to Las Vegas when the Boulder Dam construction began. They had married in 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Soon they were involved members of a small but growing group of Jewish pioneers and helped found Temple Beth Sholom, the community?s first synagogue. Mike speaks about their liquor stores and lists his occupation as a bartender. Among the civic organizations that he participated in were: Young Democrats, Eagles Lodge, Lions Club, past president of Temple Beth Sholom and B?nai B?rith Lodge. Together Mike and Sallie recall the growth and changes of the valley they have witnessed between the early 1930s and mid-1970s. Among his anecdotes is one about the carrying of payroll checks to Boulder Dam to avoid ?interference? (robberies).
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Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED) files, 1990-2010
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The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED) files document the HPAIED’s efforts to research the socioeconomic impacts of Native American gaming from 1990 to 2010, with the bulk of materials dating from 2000 to 2005. The materials in this subseries document Dr. Spilde’s research while working for the HPAIED, offering valuable insight into the administration of the organization. The subseries includes materials collected by Dr. Spilde about HPAIED, the ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ (Cherokee Nation), the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and the Mvskoke (Muscogee [Creek] Nation). Also included are socioeconomic reports, NIGA reports, site visit reports, notes, HPAIED studies, essays, “Honoring Nations” HPAIED awards program materials, Harvard University promotional materials, research proposals, Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association materials, census data, bibliographies, informational booklets and packets, conference materials, and newspaper articles.
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Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: N/A
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Rose Hamilton, Carolyn Haywood, Bobbie Gilmore, Marilyn Armstrong, Delores Johnson, and Dodi Fernandez oral history interview
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Huntington addition, architectural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing: architectural drawings, image 003
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Photographs of Ironworkers and classified workers at Frontier Hotel, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 August 07 (folder 1 of 1)
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Culinary Union workers strike at the Frontier Hotel and Casino on August 7, 1991. Secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, Jim Arnold, and civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson are shown speaking on stage. Photographs also show police officers and travel buses on site. A large banner is partly shown, reading "Welcome iron workers... iron workers of the state of California and vicinity including..." Protest signs read, "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165." The Frontier marquee is depicted and reads, "Welcome teachers & ironworkers, bottled beer 25 cents 2pm Aug. 7 .. 10"Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
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Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 031
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Architectural drawing of hi-rise addition, Sahara Hotel (Las Vegas), plot plan, parking layout, and utilities, April 24, 1959
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Architectural plans for the addition of a hotel tower for the Sahara from 1959. Includes plot plan notes. Printed on onion skin.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of hi-rise addition, Sahara Hotel (Las Vegas), typical floor plan (2-13 inclusive), April 24, 1959
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Architectural plans for the addition of a hotel tower for the Sahara from 1959. Includes revisions, elevations, and details. Printed on onion skin.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), golf course and general plot plan, December 4, 1957
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Plans for the golf course additions for the Hacienda from 1957-1958. Includes plan of passage and building connection. Original medium: parchment ozalid
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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