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Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, August 18, 1931

Date

1931-08-18

Archival Collection

Description

Letter refers to Las Vegas Land and Water Company map, referenced below, showing proposed earthen dam near the Old Mormon Fort. Letter includes estimated construction costs. Mr. Adamson, Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, advised against the spending of company money on the project.

Text

Bar at the Last Frontier Hotel: photographic print

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1949 (year approximate)

Description

Individuals pose in front of a bar at the Last Frontier Hotel. The sign on the bar reads, "The 'gay nineties' bar".

Image

Ligon, LaVerne (1942 July 26-)

LaVerne Ligon was born in Washington, D. C. She attended the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet. Later, she joined the Capitol Ballet Company. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973. In 1974, she successfully auditioned for a touring cast of Hello, Dolly! After completing that show, Ligon performed in a number of productions in Las Vegas, including Hallelujah Hollywood and Jubilee. She retired from dancing in the early 1980s after sustaining an injury and she opened the Simba Talent Agency, a dance school for at-risk youth.

Person

Ralph Roske Papers

Identifier

MS-00313

Abstract

The Ralph Roske Papers (1957-1989) consist of Ralph Roske's book manuscripts, lecture notes, and correspondence. The collection includes extensive lecture notes on the United States Civil War, United States history, and Nevada history. It also includes Roske's research and manuscripts on Nevada, California, and the United States Civil War, as well as student

papers. Ralph Roske was a professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

Archival Collection