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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.
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Betty and Harold Hind seated around a large table with others, Las Vegas (Nev.), August 21, 1957
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Postcard with aerial photograph of part of the Las Vegas Strip, 1960s
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Photograph of the cocktail lounge at the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), circa 1953
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Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of Sam Boyd, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 3, 1979
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Photograph of stage in front of Lathrop & Davis General Merchandise, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Site Name: Lathrop & Davis Tonopah Store (Tonopah, Nev.)
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Protestors hold sign for world peace: photographic print
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Protestors with tombstone protest signs: photographic print
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Program for Pzazz '70 and all that Jazz Baby at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1970
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Program for Pzazz '70 and all that Jazz Baby at the Desert Inn.
Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of the hotel tower and monorail at Circus Circus, circa 1975
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