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Letter from Barbara F. Vucanovich (Washington, D.C.) to Vassili Sulich (Las Vegas, Nevada), March 28, 1992

Date

1992-03-28

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Nevada Congressional Representative Barbara F. Vucanovich to Vassili Sulich, congratulating and thanking Sulich for his twenty years with the Nevada Dance Theatre.

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Fedora Bontempi with Nora Pearson: photographic print

Date

1970

Description

From the Fedora Bontempi Simpkin Photograph Collection (PH-00239). On the left is Fedora Bontempi with Nora Pearson, Las Vegas Grandmother of the year in 1970.

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Photograph of a great rush going in the Pioche Mountains, Weepah, Nevada, 1927

Date

1927

Description

A great rush is going in the Pioche Mountains where gold has been found. Prospecting to show one of the greatest gold stakes in many years.

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Photograph of Cyril Wengert, circa 1909

Date

1908 to 1910

Archival Collection

Description

Portrait of Cyril Wengert. In this photograph he is estimated to be around 25 years old. On the bottom side of the photograph is, "Moons & Wills, Second & Pike, Seattle".

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Photograph of Leonard Ray Fayle Jr., (Nev.), 1940

Date

1940

Archival Collection

Description

Leonard Ray Fayle Jr. leans against a car during the summer of 1940. He died in a car accident in 1941 at the age of 7 years old.

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Rosamond McDougal interview, February 14, 1979: transcript

Date

1979-02-14

Description

On February 14, 1979, Concepcion Fernandez interviewed Rosamond McDougal (born in Texas) about her life as a teacher in Las Vegas. McDougal speaks primarily about her time as a teacher in the Clark County School District, her unique class setup and the district’s changes. Moreover, McDougal speaks about the growing number of students and teachers, the superintendent’s role in bond issues, the courses offered, racial integration in the school district (and the casinos), and the building of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. McDougal gives personal anecdotes about her family, her husband’s job at the Atomic Test Site and her time as an organ player in churches around the city. Lastly, she talks about recreational activities, Helldorado, the casinos and department stores.

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