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Gilley's Saloon and Dance Hall: postcard
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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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Frazier Hall at UNLV: photographic print
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Transcript of interview with Ashley Hall by Claytee White, September 2, 2015
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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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#67127: Parking Garage Construction, Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, Flashlight sculpture, Science-English-Technology Building, 2009 July 21
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#68700: Interior of Harter Classroom Building Complex CBC, Frank and Estella Beam Hall BEH, Flora Dungan Humanities FDH for map project on July 24, 2012, 2012 July 24
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Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Nevada Roundtable Interview
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Roundtable interview with members of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Nevada conducted by Claytee D. White on May 10 and 30, 22025 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: An Oral History Project. In this interview, the men discuss being members of the oldest and largest African American fraternal organization in the United States. The mission of Prince Hall Masonry is to teach a way of life that promotes brotherhood and self-improvement through education, moral standards, charity, and community involvement. These two sessions cover the activities of members, including working with the unhoused population, churches, creating scholarships, and assisting the less fortunate. Each person shares how and why he chose to become a mason.
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