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Interview with Oscar Foger, May 5, 2005
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Archival Collection
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Elaine Newton oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elaine Newton conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Kristel Peralta, and Vanessa Concepcion on May 19, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Elaine Newton shares her family's history living in Hawaii and Japan, and memories from her childhood growing up with her six siblings in Honolulu. She talks about becoming a flight attendant for Pan American World Airways and how she met her former husband, Wayne Newton, after a stop in Vietnam. Elaine recalls their courtship and marriage as well as what Las Vegas life, fashion, and entertainment were like during the 1980s. She also speaks about racial discrimination and anti-asian violence in the past and present.
Archival Collection
Proposal for the Aladdin expansion (Las Vegas), circa 1976
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Archival Collection
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Bound proposal for an Aladdin expansion including artist's conceptions, site map, and drawings of main architectural elements. This project was not built. Folder on last page marked "additional criteria" is empty.
Site Name: Aladdin Hotel
Address: 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Proposal for the International Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1968
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Archival Collection
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Bound proposal for the Las Vegas International Hotel including artists' conceptions, vicinity map, themes, and architectural drawings for all major components. The International Hotel was sold in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road
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Proposal for the Aladdin high rise addition (Las Vegas), circa 1974
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Archival Collection
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Bound proposal for the Aladdin high rise addition including artist's conceptions, vicinity map, themes, and architectural drawings for all major components.
Site Name: Aladdin Hotel
Address: 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Proposal for the Flamingo plan for future expansion (Las Vegas), before 1975
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Archival Collection
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Bound proposal for a Flamingo high rise addition including artist's conceptions, vicinity map, themes, and architectural drawings for all major components. The project was never built. Folder on last page marked "additional criteria" is empty.
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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