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Frances Faye oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Frances Faye on December 30, 1974 with an unknown interviewer for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection.
In this interview, Frances Faye shares memories of performing as a cabaret singer in the 1930s. She talks about her entertaining career at several clubs in New York and various other locations including the Yacht Club, the Hickory House, Club Calet, and other venues. Faye recalls songs she wrote and performances across the United States including those in Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; Las Vegas, Nevada; and various locations within California. Faye reminisces with the interviewer about people they know in show business and briefly recounts a hip injury she sustained at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, causing her to stop performing for over nine years.
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Dusk over the Las Vegas Valley and the LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Mormon) Temple, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 2016 October 18
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Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
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Dusk over the Las Vegas Valley and the LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Mormon) Temple, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 2016 October 18
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Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
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Dusk over the Las Vegas Valley and the LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Mormon) Temple, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 2016 October 18
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Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
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Transcript of interview with Charlotte Conti by Charles Conti, March 20, 1978
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On March 20, 1978, Charles Conti interviewed hairdresser and physical education instructor of St. Francis School, Charlotte Conti (born Charlotte Anne Easton on December 13, 1941 in Arkansas) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the interview Charlotte discusses occupations, Mormon Church activity, education, marriage and raising a family in Las Vegas. She then recalls the social significance and communal impact of the annual Helldorado Parade. She also discusses the overall growth and development of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1953 to 1978.
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John F. Cahlan oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John Cahlan conducted by an unknown interviewer in 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Cahlan discusses the Nevada Test Site and the role of Basic Magnesium for the atomic testing. Cahlan additionally discusses the image of Las Vegas, Nevada as the entertainment capital of the world and the work of journalism in shifting the image to the recreational aspects of the area, such as Lake Mead and Mount Charleston.
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Transcript of Interview with Estralita Williams
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Estralita Williams is a native of Las Vegas. Her father was a pastor; she and her sisters sang with choir that backed up celebrity musicians such as Paul Anka. Estralita worked for the EOB.
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Dale Kimball oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dale Kimball conducted by Dennis McBride on May 16, 1999 and January 1, 2001 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Kimball discusses their personal impressions of and historical information about the people who donated to the Nevada Coalition for the Protection of Marriage, an organization which opposed same sex marriage. The interview consists entirely of Kimball reading through a list of donors to the Coalition and providing personal anecdotes on each individual.
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John Gallagher oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John Gallagher conducted by Patrick W. Carlton on May 31, 2002 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Gallagher discusses his career in higher education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as an educator and an administrator. Gallagher also describes his membership in the Las Vegas, Nevada chapter of the Rotary Club and that organization's relationship with UNLV. He concludes the interview by drawing distinctions between Las Vegas and cities of the Pacific Northwest.
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Shannon Rabb oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Shannon Rabb conducted by Claytee D. White on December 20, 2022 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Rabb describes her experience living in the Herbert Gerson Housing Development on the Westwide of Las Vegas. She describes it as safe, as community, and as protection from the police. In this interview, Rabb discusses a wide variety of topics including gangs, drugs, Westside businesses, and family with an expanded definition.
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