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Julie McDonald interview, March 14, 1981: transcript
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Archival Collection
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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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Pastel fashion sketches and figure drawings by "Fluff" LeCoque, 1938-1943
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Archival Collection
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Pastel fashion sketches and figure drawings
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with unidentified men, New York, circa 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane, Los Angeles, August 02, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Fourth of July Celebration: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Photographic record of storm damage to Union Pacific Railroad railway lines, March 2, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Selected pages from a photographic record book of the damage to the main rail line from California to Utah from a 1938 storm. Text accompanying photos include description of track location.
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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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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
Photograph of advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas, 1938
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Archival Collection
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A view of the advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas.
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Photograph of Lake Mead rising over Lost City, June 1938
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Archival Collection
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The restored Indian house at Lost City showing the lake only a few feet away. This is a portion of the first house restored
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