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Photograph of employee at Fortune Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1953 - 1958
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Dorothy in cotton field, Pahrump (Nev.), circa 1951
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of El Rancho Vegas patrons, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Postcard of dogs gambling at the Dunes Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), approximately 1900s-1980s
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Archival Collection
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Joan Swift oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Joan Swift conducted by Sue Peterson on March 18, 2004, March 25, 2004, and June 22, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Swift discusses life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1940s and 1950s. Swift begins the interview by describing her upbringing in the Basic townsite and Boulder City, Nevada, attending Basic High School, and life in Southern Nevada during World War II. She then discusses working in the Clark County Recorder's office, explaining her job duties and what function the office served for the county. Swift continues, talking about recreation activities at the time, including visiting the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and the Helldorado Parades. Swift discusses nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site and her career as the Clark County recorder. Lastly, she describes her thoughts on the future of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Lily Teo oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Lily Teo conducted by Stefani Evans on February 7, 2022 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Lily Teo discusses her upbringing in Singapore, her education, her religious beliefs, and converting from Buddhism to Catholicism. She talks about her husband, her early married years, and what life was like as a young mother of three children. Teo shares how she started a catering business to feed construction workers and was responsible for shopping for ingredients, preparing all meals and tea, and cooking the food on site in her temporary kitchen. She talks about her children, the faiths they practice and languages they speak including English, Malay, and Mandarin, and the customs and traditions they practice, such as celebrating Lunar New Year and other holidays. Lily's daughter, Stella, sits in on the interview and expands on her mother's recollections.
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Photograph of Googie architectural design of the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), façade, circa 1952
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Archival Collection
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Architect's proposal for the façade and porte-cochère of the Sands Hotel.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the front exterior of the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1988
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Archival Collection
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The tower of the Desert Inn. Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Was renovated in 1978."
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the Jockey Bar in the Stardust Hotel (Las Vegas), circa early 1970s
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Archival Collection
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The Jockey Bar in the Stardust Hotel before renovations were made in the mid 1970s.
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the cashier's cage at the Stardust Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa early 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Stardust cashier's cage and craps area before renovations made in the mid 1970s.
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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