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On March 5, 1979, Randy Martin interviewed William George Hanson (born 1937 in Huntington Park, California) in his home at 4506 West Del Oro Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada. The interview begins with Hanson providing a brief overview of the different addresses that he has lived at as well as his personal background and interests. Hanson describes his experience playing on a racially integrated youth baseball team and his perception of the western side of Las Vegas; Hanson later recalls a rumor he had overheard about Howard Hughes. The two then discuss recreation in Las Vegas; specifically, jazz entertainers that would perform at lounges on the Strip, and swimming in hotel pools. The interview concludes with Mr. Hanson describing a pizzeria that he used to frequent in the 1950s.
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Black and white photograph of Dr. James B. McMillan, J. David Hoggard, Herb Mills, Claude Perkins, Sarann Knight, Willie "Punch" Hughes, and Lorenzo Calhoun raising money at the NAACP Valley View Golf Club, circa 1965.
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Oral history interview with Marsha Lamb Bingham conducted by Ted R. Murray on March 02, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Bingham discusses school in Alamo, Nevada, general Nevada history, Warm Springs, Nevada Legislature, Fremont, gambling, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Bingham also discusses the growth of Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950’s and 1960’s, the Rock and Roll scene, and President Kennedy’s Las Vegas visit.
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