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Letter from Homer Rissman to Frank S. Hofues, Santa Monica, December 21, 1955
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Archival Collection
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Five-page letter from Homer Rissman to Frank Hofues regarding the Lady Luck Casino, later named the Hacienda.
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Photograph of Eugene Campbell, Bertral Washington, Dave Washington and Jon Stevenson, circa 2005
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Archival Collection
Description
Color photograph of (left to right) Eugene Campbell, Jr, Deputy Fire Chief; Bertral Washington, Assistant Fire chief; David Washington, Fire Chief; Jon Stevenson, Batallion Chief. They pose near the "Welcome to Fabulous Downtown Las Vegas Nevada" sign and a fire and rescue truck. Handwritten on the back in pen: "L + R Eugene Campbell, Jr, Deputy Fire Chief; Bertral Washington, Assistant Fire Chief; David L. Washington, Fire Chief; Jon Stevenson, Battalion Chief. Dave was blessed to have been able to promoted [sic] these three black chief officers during his tenure."
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Wilner, Martin S.
Martin Wilner was born March 14, 1946 in Los Angeles, California to Leo Wilner, an Executive Director at Temple Beth Sholom. He was raised in California, but earned his doctorate in psychology at the University of Houston, Texas. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963 and became a counselor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Soon after moving to Las Vegas, Wilner met Linda at a Jewish Singles event. They were married on December 22, 1974 and they adopted a son, Robert, to raise with Linda’s two other kids from a previous marriage.
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Photograph of Estralita Williams, 2012
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Archival Collection
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Photo of Estralita Williams
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Photograph of Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy
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Archival Collection
Description
Official photo of Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy
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Photographs of portraits and events mounted in the hallway at Temple Beth Sholom
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Archival Collection
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These photographs and ephemera are mounted in the hallway at Temple Beth Sholom, and document the history of the synagogue from it's beginnings in the 1940s through 2003.
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