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Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center Honorarium: photographic prints, image 010

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Handwritten on verso: "Liz Moore - "Woman of the Year"

Photograph of Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1955-1960

Date

1955 to 1960

Archival Collection

Description

An image of people at the Sands Casino, possibly on New Year's Eve.

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Photograph of Cyril Wengert, circa 1949

Date

1948 to 1950

Archival Collection

Description

Portrait of Cyril Wengert, estimated to be about 60 years old.

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Photograph of Cyril Wengert, circa 1949

Date

1948 to 1950

Archival Collection

Description

Portrait of Cyril Wengert, estimated to be about 60 years old.

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Transcript of interview with Tom and Donna Martin by Claytee White, January 31, 2013

Date

2013-01-31

Description

Hailing from Indiana and California, Donna Guiffre Martin and Tom Martin came to Las Vegas in the early 1950s as their parents sought new opportunities. Donna's father, Gus Guiffre, quickly established himself as a local television personality, while Tom's father took on a variety of entrepreneurial opportunities. Like many of the young people in Las Vegas, Donna and Tom enjoyed riding around town; horse-back riding; football games; Helldorado - and, of course, Rancho High School. This interview covers both Donna and Tom's early years before their moves to Las Vegas, as well as their memories of first homes, childhood experiences, early adulthood and their current lives.

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Andre King oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03454

Abstract

Oral history interview with Andre "Brother Dre" King conducted by Claytee D. White on July 20, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, King recalls learning judo and wrestling at an early age. After spending ten years in prison for a burglary offense, he served an additional eleven years in facilities across the state. After twenty-one years in the system, King is now a nondenominational spiritual being and once he learned about the Healing Garden for 1 October victims, he went there daily, during and immediately after the construction. King has helped many survivors and has healed himself as well, through giving love, hugs, and spiritual inspiration.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Harvey N. Dondero by Elizabeth N. Patrick, August 9, 1984

Date

1984-08-09

Description

On August 9, 1984, collector Elizabeth N. Patrick recorded an address by local long time educator, Harvey N. Dondero (born November 12, 1909 in Hawthorne, Nevada) before the Kiwanis Club at the Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas. This address includes Dondero’s observations on the growth of the school system in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the address, Dondero receives a Distinguished Service Award, from the Kiwanis Club of Uptown Las Vegas, as a token of appreciation for his fifty-three years of dedication to children and youth education in Nevada. Dondero also answers questions posed by audience members, regarding the future of Nevada’s education system.

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