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The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Oral history project conducted by the Oral History Research Center
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Fiol, Raymonde, 1936-
Raymonde "Ray" Fiol was born August 22, 1936 in Germany. A Jewish Holocaust survivor whose parents were killed in Auschwitz, Fiol was hidden by a Christian family of Resistance fighters during her childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris, France. She married American serviceman Phil Fiol and left Paris in 1957. The couple lived in New York City, New York where she worked in inventory control. Fiol retired to Las Vegas, Nevada around 2003 and became active in the local Holocaust Survivors Group.
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First floor and basement plans for Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad hotel and passenger station in Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The drawing shows the First Floor and Basement Plans. The bottom corner says "Union Pacific System. L.A. & S.L.R.R. Hotel & Passenger Station At Caliente, Nevada. John Parkinson & Donald B. Parkinson Architects. 420 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. Drawn L.W.F. Traced L.W.F. Date 2-25-22. Scale 1/8" = 1'0". Job 162. Sheet 1. Revised 2-28-22. 5-4-22."
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UNLV University Libraries Collection on Nevada Gaming Fiftieth Anniversary
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The Nevada Gaming Fiftieth Anniversary collection consists of materials dating from 1981 related to the fiftieth anniversary of the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada. Included in the collection are programs, invitations, and memorabila commemorating the fiftieth anniversary that were collected by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections.
Archival Collection
Photograph of the Dunes Hotel rooms, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the swimming pool at the Hotel Last Frontier, 1945
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Archival Collection
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A view of the pool and courtyard area of the Last Frontier Hotel and Casino. Signs for the 21 Club and Gay 90's Bar are also visible.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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