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Map of a portion of southern California and southwestern Nevada embracing the arid region of Mojave & Colorado Deserts including Death Valley, circa 1937

Date

1937 (year approximate)

Description

79 x 52 cm. Panel title: Road map of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts including Death Valley National Monument. Index on verso. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. In lower right-hand corner: Burke Douglas Pflum. "3712."--Lower left-hand corner of copy 1. "C13247."--Lower left-hand corner of copy 2. "1379."--Lower right-hand corner. Originally folded to 28 x 11 cm. On verso: Map showing roads and points of interest in Death Valley and vicinity. Original publisher: The Club.

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Street map of greater Las Vegas, 1963

Date

1963

Description

55 x 44 cm. Panel title: Front Boy's official 1963-1964 edition street map : detailed guide of North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Paradise Valley and vicinity. Relief shown by spot heights. Originally folded to: 29 x 12 cm. "Note, revised and recorded 1st - 1961, 2nd - 1962, 3rd 1963, 4th - 1963."On verso: "MAR 1964" stamped in red ink on upper right hand corner. Includes notes and quotations. Includes indexes. Original publisher: Front.

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Map of the city of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, the "Strip", 1963

Date

1963

Description

39 x 36 cm., folded to 28 x 15 cm. Panel title: Welcome map, greater Las Vegas area and scenic routes to and from there. Copyright held by Robert E. Barringer. Includes advertisements for Las Vegas businesses, inset of map of Henderson, Nev., and index. Map of California from San Francisco to Los Angeles to Las Vegas by Beth Bergh, advertisements and index on verso Christmas ed. Greater Las Vegas, 1963-1964 ed. Original publisher: Redwood Publishing Co..

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Billy Root oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02569

Abstract

Oral history interview with Billy Root conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on May 14, 2008 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Root begins by discussing his upbringing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he developed an early interest in being a musician due to encouragement from his father, who was also a musician. He describes playing baritone saxophone in the Philadelphia Orchestra, performing at the Apollo Theater in Ella Fitzgerald's orchestra, and going on tour with a predominantly African American jazz band in the Southern United States during segregation. Root details his interactions and impressions of various celebrities, such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, attending Playboy parties, and eventually deciding to settle in Las Vegas, Nevada. He discusses working as a professional musician in Las Vegas, where he performed in such casinos as the Dunes and the Desert Inn. He concludes by discussing his retirement and his family.

Archival Collection

Frank Hawkins oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02798

Abstract

Oral history interview with Frank Hawkins conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on August 09, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Hawkins discusses growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about his educational experience in Las Vegas, attending the University of Nevada, Reno, and playing in their football program. Hawkins recalls being drafted into the National Football League (NFL), playing for the Oakland Raiders (now Las Vegas Raiders), and the controversy behind the construction of Allegiant Stadium. Later, Hawkins talks about his career in construction, starting a construction company, and explains how he names the buildings he constructs. Lastly, Hawkins discusses the legalization of medical marijuana in Nevada, and becoming the first African American to own a dispensary in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Jane Ann Morrison oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03617

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jane Ann Morrison conducted by Claytee D. White on May 10, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Morrison discusses her early life in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She talks about her early interest in journalism, her employment at The Christian Science Monitor, and reporting for the Southwest Times Record. Morrison recalls transferring to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976 and reporting for the Nevadan, which was a Sunday magazine published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She describes writing reports on organized crime, local politics, and covering Operation Yobo and Operation G-Sting. Lastly, Morrison discusses her more meaningful coverages.

Archival Collection

Edith Fernandez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03486

Abstract

Oral history interview with Edith Fernandez conducted by Marcela Rodriguez-Campo and Claytee D. White on September 27, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Fernandez discusses her upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Charleston Heights neighborhood. She recalls living in a predominantly white community, and the growth of Latinx families in that area. Fernandez talks about her educational experience in the city, her father’s involvement with Culinary Worker Union Local 226, and identifying as a Chicana American. Later, Fernandez remembers her involvement with opening the Cambridge Center, working with the Latino Youth Leadership Conference (LVLC), and becoming the District Director for Representative Steven Horsford. Lastly, Fernandez discusses her role as the Associate Vice President at Nevada State College (NSC).

Archival Collection