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Transcript of interview with Stanley Hyman by Eleanor Doble, March 10, 1981

Date

1981-03-10

Description

Interview with Stanley Hyman by Eleanor Doble on March 10, 1981. In this interview, Hyman discusses his job as a district manager for Farmers Insurance group, which brought him to Reno, Nevada in the 1940s, then to Las Vegas in 1951. He talks about the population growth of Las Vegas, and comments that the infrastructure of the city did not improve with the population growth. He also talks about some local disasters, the economy, entertainment, and the convention business in the area. He speaks briefly about recreation at Lake Mead and Mount Charleston, and atomic tests. The interviewer asks about women in leadership positions in hotels and in the insurance business.

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Laura Gentry interview, February 26, 1977: transcript

Date

1977-02-26

Description

On February 26, 1977, collector Harold May interviewed Laura Gentry (born May 1897 in St. Thomas, Nevada) at her cabin in Gold Butte, Nevada. In this interview, Laura Gentry discusses living in St. Thomas and Overton, Nevada. She discusses the development of the Overton and Gold Butte areas of Nevada as well as the people involved in mining in these areas.

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Transcript of an interview with Gertrude Toston by Claytee D. White on July 21, 2006

Date

2006-07-21

Description

Gertrude Toston moved to Las Vegas in 1960. She worked for Western Airlines for 27 years, then earned Masters in Education.

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Photograph of Dr. Kenny Guinn, circa late 1990s

Date

1996 to 1999

Description

A portrait Dr. Kenny Guinn at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was interim president of UNLV for one year.

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Photograph of Jean Fayle, (Nev.), 1935-1950

Date

1935 to 1950

Archival Collection

Description

Jean Fayle poses while her photograph is being taken. She is estimated to be 50-55 years old in this photograph.

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Photograph of Anna and Frederick Trapnell, (Nev.), 1910

Date

1910

Archival Collection

Description

Anna Trapnell (Fayle), age two years old, sits next to her brother, Frederick Edward Trapnell, age 3.

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Photograph of Fayle's tire shop, Delano (Calif.), 1940

Date

1940

Archival Collection

Description

Fayle Tire Shop in Delano, California. Leonard Fayle opened this shop only ten years before the photo was taken

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