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Photograph of Juanita Greer White Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 11, 1976
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Archival Collection
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The exterior view of the Juanita Greer White Hall (Life Sciences Building) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Carmon Meswarb interview, April 15, 1976: transcript
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Archival Collection
Description
On April 15, 1976, Judy Hammer interviewed Carmon Meswarb (b. February 9, 1932 in Cedar Falls, Iowa) about his life as a musician in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meswarb discusses how he ended up in Las Vegas, the musicians union and his time playing in a relief band. Meswarb also delves into the different entertainment acts of the 1950s and 1960s, the big-name performers, the city’s showgirls and racial segregation in entertainment. Moreover, Matson talks about the changing landscape of the city, residential areas and the changed attitude of the Strip. The interview ends with Meswarb discussing the short stint of Broadway shows on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Photograph of people, July 4, 1908
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of a detail of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), 1958
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Detail of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall as seen from the corner of Fremont and Second Streets.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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