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Julie McDonald interview, March 14, 1981: transcript
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Archival Collection
Description
On March 14, 1981, Michael Richardson interviewed Julie McDonald (b. 1945 in Torrance, California) about her childhood and life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McDonald shares her first impressions of Las Vegas, her schooling and the location of residential areas. Throughout the interview, McDonald also goes into detail concerning her occupations at the Guild Theatre, her secretarial work at Nellis Air Force Base, her singing career and being a “21” dealer. McDonald discusses the changes in the gaming industry, particularly the incorporation of women dealers, the use of the silver dollar and the requirements for dealers. McDonald ends by discussing housing, major happenings within Las Vegas, recreation as a kid and mass media in early Las Vegas.
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Photograph of a man working at the Hughs Tool co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the Independence Day parade, Goldfield (Nev.), July 4, 1908
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Archival Collection
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Hughes, John, Hwy 91 at Desert Inn Rd., 1944, 1954
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
Box/Folder: Box 15
Archival Component
Fourth of July Celebration: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Julie Brinkerhoff-Jacobs oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Julie Brinkerhoff-Jacobs conducted by Stefani Evans on September 30, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Brinkerhoff-Jacobs talks about her childhood in Southern California and Europe, the history of Lifescapes International, how she came into the business, and how the company came to do most of the major projects on Las Vegas, Nevada Strip as well as other Clark County locations.
Archival Collection
Film transparency of the Hughes Executive Air Terminal, Las Vegas, circa 1960s
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Archival Collection
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