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Invalids' and Tourists' Hotel menu, Sunday, July 20, 1879

Date

1879-07-20

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Menu pink in color. Menu states, Apply to waiters for wine card. Illustration engraved and copyrighted by J. A. Lowell & Co., Boston, 1879, no.10 Restaurant: Invalids' and Tourists' Hotel Location: Buffalo, New York, United States

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Louis Richardson interview, July 29, 2016: transcript

Date

2016-07-29

Description

As a youth, contractor Louis Richardson followed opportunities that would take him across the U.S. and to Sierra Leone, Africa. Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Richardson attend Hampton Institute, in Hampton, Virginia, a historically black college/university (HBCU); there, he majored in construction and engineering and joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). After graduation and U.S. Army service in Vietnam, he received an offer from U.S. State Department to teach young adults math and construction in West Africa. That experience led him to work for various Housing Authorities in New Jersey, Los Angeles, and finally, in 1978, to Las Vegas. In this interview, Richardson talks about how his early experiences shaped his vision of the types of projects he would undertake. He speaks about his focus on engineering how he came to Las Vegas and of the public works projects in schools, parks, and libraries that came to define his body of work. He explains the bid proces

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Interview with Donald David James, July 12, 2006

Date

2006-07-12

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Narrator affiliation: Environmental Protection Specialist, Public Health Service, Environmental Protection Agency

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Transcript of interview with Nancy Craft by Claytee D. White, July 28, 2015

Date

2015-07-28

Description

Nancy Craft (née Pracejus) was born on August 30, 1937 in North Weymouth, Massachusetts. Her mother, Grace Franklin (née Farquhar) was a nursery school specialist and her father, Herbert Pracejus, was an engineer. She lived in Massachusetts for the first eight years of her life until her father’s health caused them to move to Las Vegas, Nevada on July 26, 1946. She attended John S. Park Elementary School and Las Vegas High School. In 1953, Craft successfully auditioned for the Rhytmettes and performed with the dance troupe until she graduated in 1955. After high school, she married her first husband and worked in a number of different offices. She married Norman Craft, a coach and athletic director for the Clark County School District, on May 31, 1964. Craft worked for Green Valley High School for a number of years before taking some time to raise her children. She chose to return to work in 1990 as a library aide. She retired in 2001.

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Driving the golden spike, christening the Tonopah Railroad, 1904 July 25

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Archival Collection

Tonopah-Goldfield Mining Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00023
Collection Name: Tonopah-Goldfield Mining Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component

Tonopah Railroad Carnival marching band, approximately 1904 July 25

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Archival Collection

Tonopah-Goldfield Mining Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00023
Collection Name: Tonopah-Goldfield Mining Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

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Jim Butler raises baton at celebration, Tonopah, 1903 July 01

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Archival Collection

Tonopah-Goldfield Mining Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00023
Collection Name: Tonopah-Goldfield Mining Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

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Howard Hughes boarding airliner for Washington, D.C., 1938 July 20

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Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13

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Howard Hughes boarding airliner for Washington, D.C., 1938 July 15

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Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13

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