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Daryl Alterwitz oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Daryl Alterwitz conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 08, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Alterwitz discusses being an attorney and active in the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community, including volunteering in organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League. He also talks about his family owning the Walker Furniture business.
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Olive Lake-Eglington oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Olive Lake-Eglington conducted by Anna Dean Kepper on October 30, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Lake-Eglington discusses life on Stewarts Old Ranch (or Stewart Ranch) and early Las Vegas, Nevada history.
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Berkeley Bunker oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Berkeley Bunker conducted by Vickie Whitehead on October 13, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bunker discusses religion, education, work, family life, politics, and economic changes in early Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Rosemary Ruymann oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rosemary Ruymann conducted by Bruce Kraft on February 16, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Ruymann discusses her career as a teacher and life in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Ruymann also describes the excitement surrounding the construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the kinds of people it would attract, such as the president, engineers, and dentists concerned with the amount of fluoride in the proposed area for Lake Mead.
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Blaine Benedict oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Blaine Benedict conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 12, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Benedict talks about growing up Jewish in Las Vegas, Nevada and being the son of Al Benedict, who is a MGM executive.
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Patricia Hesse oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Patricia Hesse conducted by James M. Greene on February 05, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hesse discusses her personal history and the general social life of early Las Vegas, Nevada. Hesse also shares experiences that she has had with her friends while living in Las Vegas.
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Howard Dreitzer oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howard Dreitzer conducted by David Schwartz on June 04, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. In this interview, Dreitzer discusses his career as a card dealer, pit boss, and shift manager at various casinos in several different states. Dreitzer also discusses casino clientele, and recalls events from the various casinos where he has worked.
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First annual Gay Pride parade lining up behind Flex Lounge, image 002: photographic print
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Dorothy Pitzer oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dorothy Pitzer conducted by Judy Harrell on May 14, 2014 for the West Charleston Neighborhoods--an Oral History Project of Ward 1. Pitzer discusses her childhood in small Illinois towns and meeting her future husband, Doug, when they went to rival high schools. Pitzer also discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in July of 1954, living on Nellis Air Force Base, working as a nurse at Las Vegas Hospital and Clinic from 1954 to 1957, and later working for a private obstetrics practice.
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Rita Golub oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rita Golub conducted by Alisa Fife on March 14, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The interview covers Rita Golub’s life in Las Vegas, Nevada and includes discussion about the Queen Mother of El Dorado Canyon. Golub also discusses the Las Vegas Strip, night entertainment, and religious activities in Las Vegas.
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