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Hugh McAllister oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Hugh McAllister conducted by A. D. Hopkins on January 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, McAllister discusses his early life working as a miner in Colorado and Nevada, his time in Lathrop Wells, Nevada, and his eventual move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1936. McAllister also discusses his work as a bread truck driver, highway construction worker, and a machine shop worker for Basic Magnesium, Inc.
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Correspondence, 1938-1984
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Collection Name: Rick L. May Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
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New York City's 52nd Street was a miniature Vegas Strip, undated
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
Box/Folder: Box 14
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View of high-rise hotels with ocean in background, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Conceptual sketch of the Mississippi Lounge at the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Conceptual sketch of the interior of the Showboat Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Conceptual sketch of the interior of the Showboat Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Architectural floorplan of a stage inside the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Conceptual sketch of the Baccarat section of the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Ranch house, 1938
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Collection Name: Robert Worts Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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