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Transcript of interview with William H. Bailey by Betty Rosenthal, March 16, 1978
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Interview with William H. Bailey conducted by Betty Rosenthal on March 16, 1978. Arriving in Las Vegas in 1955, Bailey became an assistant producer and master of ceremonies in the first interracial hotel in Nevada, the Moulin Rouge, and subsequently worked in radio and television. Bailey reflects on the history of discrimination in Las Vegas and its impact on the entertainment industry. Bailey's wife Anna was the first black girl dancer on the Strip in the 1961 production, "Nymphs of the Nile." Appointed by Governor Grant Sawyer to the Nevada State Equal Rights Investigatory Commission in 1961, Bailey served as its chairman and traveled throughout the state holding hearings. He describes his work on the commission and how discrimination in housing personally affected him.
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Architectural drawing of deluxe cabin at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, plan elevations, sections & details, January 28, 1927
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Exterior elevations, sections, details, painting specifications, door and window schedules for deluxe cabin at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Scales as shown. Sheet #1, Job #382, Date 1-28-27. Revised 3-22-27, 1-30-28 A.S. Revised 5-12-26, 2-4-28, P.R.G., 5-18-26, 6-21-27, 9-19,28. Revised 6-22-29 M.W.W. Revised 7-22-29 E.A.C. #15762
Site Name: Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)
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Engel, Jerry, 1930-
Jerry Engel was born in 1930 in New Jersey and spent most of his early life in Long Beach, New York until the family moved westward to Los Angeles in 1945. Jerry is a retired Certified Public Accountant and loves to talk about the history of Las Vegas that he observed since arriving in 1953. That was the year that he moved to Las Vegas to join his older brothers, Morris and Phil, in their accounting firm. Their major client at the time was Desert Inn.
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Cunningham, Eldon W., 1920-2001
Eldon W. Cunningham was born on June 16, 1920 in Granby, Missouri. He was an electrician who worked at Clark County Electric and the Nevada Test Site. He also served in World War II in the airforce.
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Woodbury, Bruce L., 1944-
Bruce Woodbury was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1944. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Utah and his juris doctorate at Stanford University. Woodbury served as Clark County commissioner from 1981 to 2009.
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Katz, Andy
Andrew Scott Katz was born January 9, 1962, in New York City, New York. By 1964, Mike Katz, his father, was well-known in Las Vegas, Nevada for providing an answering service and subsequently for opening the Manpower franchise to serve the growing town. In time, this family business grew and the eldest sons, Bob and Mel opened franchises in Salt Lake City, Utah and San Diego, California, respectively.
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