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Ethel Pearson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01453

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ethel Pearson conducted by Mary Palmer on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Pearson discusses the discrimination and segregation of African American workers inside the hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Emilia Marquez oral history interview: transcript

Date

2019-07-05

Description

Oral history interview with Emilia Marquez conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón on July 5, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Claytee D. White and Emily Lucile are also present during the interview. Emilia Marquez was born in the United Stated and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, where her father worked as a bricklayer, until the age of twelve, when her father decided to move the family back to Uruguay. She describes acclimating to her new life in middle school and her shift from being perceived as an outsider in Uruguay to accepting Uruguay as home. She describes life in Uruguay and the positions that her family held while living there. After meeting and marrying her husband they trained to work in a casino. She trained as a slot machine operator, and her husband trained as a dealer. This eventually led them to leave Uruguay for the U.S. After the encouragement of her father and mother, she moved with her mother to Las Vegas to work in the casino industry. She describes working as a change person at the Luxor before moving to the newly opened Palms, where she worked until she left it to work at the Wynn. She ends the interview talking about various Uruguayan dishes and traditions, and a brief history of Uruguay. Subjects discussed in this interview: Uruguay, immigration, Las Vegas Strip, Latinx, Luxor.

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Rock retaining walls at Ascaya develpment, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Description

Looking east up Ascaya Boulevard shows the project's massive retaining walls and natural walkways. Infrastructure for Ascaya, a high-end luxury home lot development cut into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

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Rock retaining walls at Ascaya develpment, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Description

Looking east up Ascaya Boulevard shows the project's massive retaining walls and natural walkways. Infrastructure for Ascaya, a high-end luxury home lot development cut into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

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MacDonald Highland as seen from Ascaya, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Description

The luxury home lot development of MacDonald Highland as seen from a lot from the Ascaya project. Infrastructure for Ascaya, a high-end luxury home lot development cut into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

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MacDonald Highland as seen from Ascaya, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Description

The luxury home lot development of MacDonald Highland as seen from a lot from the Ascaya project. Infrastructure for Ascaya, a high-end luxury home lot development cut into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

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Ascaya development prior to home construction, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Description

Vacant lots await new home construction at Ascaya, a luxury home development carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site and all major improvements were installed prior to beginning sales.

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Cloudrock Court in Ascaya development prior to home construction, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Description

Cloudrock Court winds through the upper section of Ascaya, a luxury home development carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site and all major improvements were installed prior to beginning sales.

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Cloudrock Court in Ascaya development prior to home construction, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Description

Cloudrock Court winds through the upper section of Ascaya, a luxury home development carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site and all major improvements were installed prior to beginning sales.

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Cloudrock Court in Ascaya development prior to home construction, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Description

Cloudrock Court winds through the upper section of Ascaya, a luxury home development carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site and all major improvements were installed prior to beginning sales.

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