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Panoramic photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1934

Date

1933 to 1934

Archival Collection

Description

Boulder City, panorama of houses, view from the water tank. From this angle, building such as City Hall (left), the Boulder Theater building that contained the Boulder Dam Service Bureau (center), the Boulder Dam Hotel (right), and the Boulder Cafe/ Union Bus Terminal building (right) can be seen.

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Julie McDonald interview, March 14, 1981: transcript

Date

1981-03-14

Description

On March 14, 1981, Michael Richardson interviewed Julie McDonald (b. 1945 in Torrance, California) about her childhood and life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McDonald shares her first impressions of Las Vegas, her schooling and the location of residential areas. Throughout the interview, McDonald also goes into detail concerning her occupations at the Guild Theatre, her secretarial work at Nellis Air Force Base, her singing career and being a “21” dealer. McDonald discusses the changes in the gaming industry, particularly the incorporation of women dealers, the use of the silver dollar and the requirements for dealers. McDonald ends by discussing housing, major happenings within Las Vegas, recreation as a kid and mass media in early Las Vegas.

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Photograph of Eldorado Grammar School, Eldorado Canyon, Nevada, circa 1938

Date

1937 to 1939

Description

An exterior view of the Eldorado Grammar School in Eldorado Canyon, Nevada.

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Photograph of the Independence Day parade, Goldfield (Nev.), July 4, 1908

Date

1908-07-04

Description

Caption: July-4-1908 Allen-Photo-Co 408-Columbia St Goldfield Nev

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Telegram from W. H. Comstock to C. P. Smith, July 11, 1922

Date

1922-07-11

Archival Collection

Description

Letter discusses Mexican strike breakers and sending Pettit to Carson City to file papers.

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Slide of Frank & Estella Beam Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1984

Date

1982 to 1986

Description

Entrance to Frank & Estella Beam Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Film transparency of a bar, Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, circa 1940s

Date

1945 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the bar at the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall in downtown Las Vegas.

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