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Audio recording clip of interview with Cora Williams by Kathlyn E. Wilson, March 11, 1975
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Archival Collection
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Part of an interview with Cora Williams by Kathlyn E. Wilson on March 11, 1975. Williams describes early housing in West Las Vegas and explains how blacks helped each other build homes despite their inability to obtain loans.
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Transcript of interview with Herb Tobman by Deborah Fischer, March 13, 1981
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Herb Tobman by Deborah Fischer on March 13, 1981. In this interview on the subject of gambling, Herb Tobman talks about moving to Las Vegas while working for Standard Oil as a tire, battery and accessory salesman, then began working for the Moulin Rouge as the general manager in 1955. He gives a description of the hotels on Las Vegas Boulevard and downtown, and the "western" nature of town where people rode horses. Tobman then discusses the types of gambling that were popular: slot machines, blackjack and craps. He also talks about the accommodations (hotels and motels) available in the 1950s, transportation to and from the area, entertainment, and the economy. The interviewer continually asks Tobman to compare 1950s Las Vegas with 1980s Las Vegas in terms of the gambling environment.
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Architectural drawing of the International Hotel (Las Vegas), section G cross section, August 5, 1968
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Archival Collection
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Architectural plans for the International Hotel (Las Vegas), Nevada from 1968. Stage and Theatre Area. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; R. Baldwinson, delineator.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road
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Architectural drawing of Harrah's Tahoe (Stateline, Nev.), interior elevation of skyroom, December 1, 1971
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Archival Collection
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Architectural plans for construction at the Harrah's Tahoe. Additive alternate number 7. Original material: mylar. Job captain: W.P. Checked by: M.T. F. Matsumoto, delineator; Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50
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Angela Castro oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Angela Castro conducted by Stefani Evans, Cecilia Winchell, Kristel Peralta, Vanessa Concepcion, and Ayrton Yamaguchi on November 05, 2020 for the Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Castro begins the interview by talking about her early life, childhood, what Guam was like, and the history of her parents and grandparents. She describes the difference in public and private education in Guam and compares it to the United States. She explains the reason why she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1998 and attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for public relations. Castro then talks about the differences between older and newer generations, the political atmosphere in Guam, and the differences between the United States and Guam in politics. She also talks about the discrimination she has experienced throughout her life and diversity in the workplace. Lastly, she describes her culture and traditions during holidays, the struggles with an absence of culture within her family, and her personal religious beliefs.
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Transcript of interview with Lorna Kesterson by James M. Greene, October 18, 1974
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Archival Collection
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On October 18, 1974, James M. Greene interviewed news editor, Lorna Kesterson (born December 30th, 1925 in St. George, Utah) in her office in Henderson, Nevada. The two discuss Kesterson’s work in news editing as well as her original reasons for moving to Nevada. They also discuss teenage social life of Boulder city, during the 1940s.
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