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June and Lewis Whitley oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with June Whitley and Lewis Whitley conducted by Claytee D. White on November 02, 2007 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview the Whitleys discuss moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958 as newlyweds. Lewis Whitley discusses working at the Nevada Test site as a cook, working for the Clark County Fire Department as a fire hydrant inspector, and then retiring in 2007. June Whitley talks about working as a maid, getting a position with Centel Telephone Company, and then getting a seat on the Board of Regents for the Clark County Community College in 1978. The couple then shares their unique experiences about the growth of the African American community in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Sands Hotel and Casino, 1989 May 30
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Scope and Contents
This set includes: building sections, floor plans and site plans.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 469
Archival Component
Architectural drawing of the Hotel Last Frontier (Las Vegas), cover sheet, 1942
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Archival Collection
Description
Site sketch rendered by F. Hyatt of the Hotel Last Frontier. Bill J. Moore was the architect.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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