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C.E. Hansley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00786

Abstract

Oral history interview with C.E. Hansley conducted by George Whitehair on May 27, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In his interview Hansley discusses moving to Nevada in the mid 1950s and mining in Tonopah, Nevada. He also discusses the changes he has seen in Nevada infrastructure.

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Transcript of interview with Mike and Sallie Gordon by Adriane Massa, March 2, 1977

Date

1977-03-02

Description

Mike Gordon speaks about their liquor stores and lists his occupation as a bartender. Among the civic organizations that he participated in were: Young Democrats, Eagles Lodge, Lions Club, past president of Temple Beth Sholom and B'nai B'rith Lodge. Together Mike and Sallie recall the growth and changes of the valley they have witnessed between the early 1930s and mid-1970s. Among his anecdotes is one about the carrying of payroll checks to Boulder Dam to avoid "interference" (robberies).

Mike and Sallie were among the very first people of Jewish ancestry to make their way to Las Vegas. They arrived January 26, 1932 to join relatives of Sallie?s who had moved to Las Vegas when the Boulder Dam construction began. They had married in 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Soon they were involved members of a small but growing group of Jewish pioneers and helped found Temple Beth Sholom, the community?s first synagogue. Mike speaks about their liquor stores and lists his occupation as a bartender. Among the civic organizations that he participated in were: Young Democrats, Eagles Lodge, Lions Club, past president of Temple Beth Sholom and B?nai B?rith Lodge. Together Mike and Sallie recall the growth and changes of the valley they have witnessed between the early 1930s and mid-1970s. Among his anecdotes is one about the carrying of payroll checks to Boulder Dam to avoid ?interference? (robberies).

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South Dakota: newspaper articles about the Dakota (Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe); Mnikoju, Owohe Nupa, Itazipa Cola, and Siha Sapa of the Cheyenne River Nation (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe); Kul Wicasa Oyate (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe); the Lakota; tobacco; casinos; Leonard Peltier; and Kevin Costner's casino; and journal article on the Lakota, 1993-2000, undated

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File

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Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 22

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Trump Atlantic City: renderings of floor plans, interior and exterior building perspectives, 2005

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File

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Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00910
Collection Name: Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Flat File 22, Digital File 00

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Trump International Hotel & Tower: renderings of exterior and interior building perspectives; floor plans, 2008

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File

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Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00910
Collection Name: Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Flat File 22, Digital File 00

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Governor's Advisory Council (GAC) correspondence, event planning documents, newspaper clippings, and administrative records, 1979 to 2018

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File

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Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center Records
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Collection Number: MS-00733
Collection Name: Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center Records
Box/Folder: Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Box 24

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