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Film negative showing an aqua plane rider on Lake Mead, January 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of east-north exposures with children Betty and Robert, Las Vegas, 1938
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Archival Collection
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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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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of horse racing, Las Vegas Downs Racetrack, November 27, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Fourth of July breakfast menu, Saturday, July 4, 1891, The Bates
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Archival Collection
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Fourth of July menu, Saturday, July 4, 1903, Hotel Bienville
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Archival Collection
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother July 8, 1907
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Archival Collection
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Fourth of July menu, Tuesday, July 4, 1905, The Burnet House
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Archival Collection
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