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Letter from Alfred J. Ryan to the Directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, circa 1950
Date
1948 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of the feasibility of bringing water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas. Pittman is an older name for the city of Henderson. Whitney is an older name for East Las Vegas.
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Transcript of interview with Kim Bird & Pam Fogliasso by Claytee D. White, February 8, 2013
Date
2013-02-08
Archival Collection
Description
Kim Bird's family moved to Las Vegas in 1955 when she was twelve years old. Pam Fogliasso arrived in 1954 with her family in 1954, when she was ten. Kim married and had a son and a daughter; she lives in Las Vegas. Pam married, had two children, and lives in Parumph, Nevada. Though Kim and Pam moved here in the mid-1950s, they had family members who had lived in Southern Nevada and worked on building Hoover Dam - Kim's grandfather and Pam's great-uncle. Both women remember growing up in a Las Vegas that was run by the mob and safe for teenagers; meeting friends in local hangouts such as the Blue Onion and attending sock hops, babysitting, and cruising down Fremont Street. They attended high school with black students but were also aware of the segregation that existed on the Strip. This interview focuses on Kim and Pam's experiences growing up in Las Vegas, and on their teenaged years attending Rancho High School.
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Virginia Houser interview, March 20, 1978: transcript
Date
1978-03-20
Archival Collection
Description
On March 20, 1978, collector Karen Reed interviewed her grandmother, Virginia Houser (born on August 22nd, 1912 in Bartonville, Illinois) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the interview, Virginia Houser discusses working in Las Vegas at various stores as well as changes in the Downtown and Strip areas. She also speaks about the annual Helldorado Parade and other entertainment in the Las Vegas area besides gambling.
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Interview with Lawrence V. Robinson, November 23, 2004
Date
2004-11-23
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Tunnel mechanic, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)
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Interview with G. Nicholas Stuparich, Jr., October 18, 2006
Date
2006-10-18
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Atomic Veteran, Pacific Proving Ground; Curtiss Atomic Marines
Access note: Audio temporarily sealed
Access note: Audio temporarily sealed
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Interview with Ann G. Dye, November 1, 2004
Date
2004-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Program Manager, ReeCO in support of Department of Defense, Los Alamos National Laboratory & Sandia Programs
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