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Photograph of a party held by the Young Presidents' Organization at Hoover Dam, March 9, 1971
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Photograph of Ellis L. Armstrong and Art Linkletter at a Young Presidents' Organization party at Hoover Dam, March 9, 1971
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Photograph of a party held by the Young Presidents' Organization at Hoover Dam, March 9, 1971
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Film transparency of Boulder Dam Service Bureau Building, circa 1930s-1940s
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Film transparency of a steam tractor, Nevada, May 1947
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Interview with Charles Costa, February 13, 2009
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Lucela M. Wattin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lucela M. Wattin conducted by Stefani Evans on December 6, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Lucela shares memories of her life growing up in Cebu Province, Philippines and being raised by her mother and grandparents after her father's death. She talks about immigrating to the United States under her fiancée's visa, moving to Chinatown in Las Vegas, and her work as a busser at the Excalibur Hotel. Lucela discusses how joining the Culinary Workers Union improved her work conditions and benefits, and how she is working with the union and a legal attorney to help her daughter immigrate to America. She also shares her favorite Filipino dishes (sinagang, chicken adobo, and bugas mais), holiday traditions, and what life was like when casinos shut down during COVID-19.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Records
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The papers are comprised of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) professor Barbara Cloud's records dating from 1983 to 2008 and the Communications Studies Department "University Focus" radio program audio tapes. The records include research Barbara Cloud conducted while a professor in the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs including: women journalists, women newspaper writers, women editors, women and men in the media, and the role of newspapers in the American west. The materials also include information about lectures Professor Cloud gave. The records provide an overview about the type of research and work Professor Cloud was engaged with while teaching journalism at UNLV.
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