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J. T. McWilliams and family, 1930-1938
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Materials contain photographs of J. T. McWilliams and the McWilliams family from 1930 to 1938. McWilliams was a surveyor and civil engineer who founded the original Las Vegas townsite (McWilliams Town). He also owned a portion of Lee Canyon, which he donated to become a public park.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Construction of library, City Hall and aerial photographs of North Las Vegas Library, 1965-1966
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library District Collection on Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 12
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Negative: Oran K. Gragson and another person in his office at City Hall, 1961 December 21
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Oran K. Gragson Photographs
Box/Folder: Box SH-032
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Eddie Hall Holzman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Eddie Hall Holzman conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on October 02, 2008 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Holzman begins the interview talking about his growth as a musician while living and performing in New Jersey and New York. He also discusses his time playing while enlisted in the military, until he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947 where he played in a jazz band. Holzman also describes working as a card dealer at the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino, the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino, and the El Rancho Hotel and Casino. He also details the music scene in Las Vegas from the 1950s through the end of his playing career.
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Transcript of interview with Ashley Hall by Claytee White, September 2, 2015
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Archival Collection
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Ashley Hall was born April 3, 1943 in Caliente, Nevada. After high school, he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad at the Nevada Test Site as a cashier and as a signalman. He later attended Brigham Young University and the University of Nevada, Reno. After college, Hall served the City of Las Vegas in significant ways. Notably, as City Manager he was instrumental in the initial development of Summerlin, Nevada. Though he has retired from local politics, he remains active as the President of the Old Spanish Trail Association and as the U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador.
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Plan entitled "New City Hall" and other unidentified building and site plans, 2009, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Mark L. Fine Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 7
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City Swiss Club, annual banquet, menu, at The Monico International Hall, 1902 December 12
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bohn-Bettoni Menu Collection
Box/Folder: Box 07
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T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: "Finest" Police Department City Of New York, "Bravest" Fire Department City Of New York, Dept. Emblems; Back: We're Still Standing, American Flag, approximately 2001-2012
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 278
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and guest, New York, New York, September 18, 1946
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