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Transcript of interview with Eva Whaley conducted by Claytee White, May 13, 2013

Date

2013-05-13

Description

Whaley moved to Las Vegas from rural Arkansas in the early 1960s. She and her husband owned restaurants

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Transcript of interview with Lovey M. McCurdy conducted by Greg McCurdy, March 19, 1981

Date

1981-03-19

Description

Transcript of interview with Lovey McCurdy by Greg McCurdy, March 19, 1981. Mrs. McCurdy discusses her memories of Las Vegas when she arrived in 1951, as well as her employment and family.

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Transcript from interview with Essie Lee Jones by Claytee White, June 5, 1996

Date

1996-06-05

Description

Essie Lee Jones moved from the Tallulah, Louisiana, area to Las Vegas in 1969. In the interview, Jones discusses her employment in various positions such as maid, waitress, and casino porter at the Stardust, Frontier, and Aladdin Hotel/Casinos.

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Photograph of Debbie Conway, circa 2006

Date

2006 (year approximate)

Description

Color portrait photograph of Debbie Conway.

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Series of three Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis at her desk

Date

Unknown year

Description

Series of three color Polaroid photographs taken for the Hall of Fame showing Marzette Lewis at her desk.

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Series of two Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis with her Charles I. West Middle School math class

Date

1999

Description

Series of two color Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis with her math students.

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Series of two Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis with her Charles I. West Middle School students at lunch

Date

Unknown year

Description

Series of two color Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis with her students in the cafeteria.

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Transcript of interview with Harvey N. Dondero by Iskander A. Batlouni, February 26, 1981

Date

1981-02-26

Description

On February 26, 1981, collector Iskandar A. Batlouni interviewed Harvey N. Dondero (born November 12, 1909 in Hawthorne, Nevada) in his office in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a member of the Las Vegas Board of Education, Mr. Dondero discusses relocating to Las Vegas in 1931 to teach at Las Vegas High School. During this interview, Mr. Dondero also discusses the Boulder (Hoover) Dam, the gaming industry, school integration, the Westside, the Strip, Howard Hughes, Block 16, and the growth of Las Vegas from a sleepy railroad town to a thriving metropolis.

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