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Audio recording clip of interview with George and Theresa Maynard by Mary Palevsky, January 26, 2004
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Audio recording clip of interview with Anna Welsh by Suzanne Becker, June 23, 2004
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Audio recording clip of interview with Louis Wouters by Mary Palevsky with Carol Gerich, May 20, 2004
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Audio recording clip of interview with George and Theresa Maynard by Suzanne Becker, February 16, 2005
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Transcript of interview with Bess Rosenberg by Jerry Masini, November 12, 1975
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Interview with Bess Rosenberg by Jerry Masini on November 12, 1975. In this interview, Rosenberg describes coming to Las Vegas in 1942, and the desert landscape. She gives an in-depth recollection of the first atomic test, and talks about different weather and the seasons in Las Vegas. Rosenberg describes several clubs and hotels around downtown and the recreation at Lake Mead and Mount Charleston.
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Christiansen, Norman, 1931-
Norman Christiansen was born on October 11th, 1931 in Red Lodge, Montana. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956 after graduating college in Montana. Christiansen worked at the Nevada Test Site for two years and was a teacher at various schools.
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Christie, Gordon, 1916-
Gordon Chrisite was born on March 9th, 1916 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. He worked as a carpenter. He helped build numerous hotels including the MGM Grand, Fremont, Desert Inn, and the Sahara.
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Clark, Betty Joyce, 1940-
Betty Joyce (Bearden) Clark was born in Cartersville, Georgia on April 24, 1940. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947. She was a hairdresser, grocery checker, and secretary bookeeper. She married Ray Clark on June 09, 1959.
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Borsack, Donald Edward, 1928-
Donald Edward Borsack was born in Bell, California on February 28, 1928. Borsack moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1936. Borsack has worked as a insurance adjuster, clothing salesman, and proprietor and owner of four El Portal Luggage stores.
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Hawkins, Mary
Mary Hawkins moved to Southern Nevada in 1942. She moved to Nevada from Texas with her first husband. Hawkins was self-employed, running a cafe in Nevada, and she was also a housewife. Hawkins remarried in 1945, after her first husband died.
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