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Sylvia Alvarado interview, April 12, 2019: transcript

Date

2019-04-12

Description

Interviewed by Rodrigo Vazquez, Monserrath Hernández, and Barbara Tabach. Sylvia Alvarado talks about growing up in North Las Vegas and her Catholic upbringing in a Mexican household. Her studies in Journalism & Media Studies led her to her career as a radio host on English and Spanish-speaking programs. She also talks about speaking "pocha" Spanish and the Latinx influence in radio programming.

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Letter from George C. Fish (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), May 7, 1940

Date

1940-05-07

Archival Collection

Description

The owner of Railroad Pass Casino wanted water delivered to his casino, and wanted to build a flume next to the main tracks rather than build a spur. Fish was disinclined to sell any water where the only likely business was the freighting of water.

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