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UNLV visiting professor Joshua Bonde is joined by Professor Stephen Rowland, alumna Margarita Rodriguez, as well as graduate and undergraduate students during a dig: digital photographs
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Stars and light painting shots with graduate student Fabian Hardy: digital photographs
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UNLV visiting professor Joshua Bonde is joined by Professor Stephen Rowland, alumna Margarita Rodriguez, as well as graduate and undergraduate students during a dig: digital photographs
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Visiting professor Joshua Bonde and Professor Stephen Rowland's dig: digital photographs
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Carmon Meswarb interview, April 15, 1976: transcript
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On April 15, 1976, Judy Hammer interviewed Carmon Meswarb (b. February 9, 1932 in Cedar Falls, Iowa) about his life as a musician in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meswarb discusses how he ended up in Las Vegas, the musicians union and his time playing in a relief band. Meswarb also delves into the different entertainment acts of the 1950s and 1960s, the big-name performers, the city’s showgirls and racial segregation in entertainment. Moreover, Matson talks about the changing landscape of the city, residential areas and the changed attitude of the Strip. The interview ends with Meswarb discussing the short stint of Broadway shows on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Thelma Jenkins interview, October 15, 1985: transcript
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On October 15, 1985, collector Lynn Ballard interviewed Thelma Jenkins (born June 10th, 1923 in Paragonah, Utah) at her home in Henderson, Nevada. In this interview, Thelma Jenkins discusses her career in nursing as well as the differences in the various positions she’s worked. She also talks about attending various conventions and her membership in the Nevada Nurses Association.
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Transcript of interview with Ray Keith by David Alexander, March 3, 1980
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On March 3, 1980, David Alexander interviewed community volunteer, Ray Keith (born October 1st, 1911 in Montgomery, Alabama) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada about her life and memories of Southern Nevada. The two discuss how Keith first arrived in Las Vegas and the addresses that she has lived at. The interview concludes with Keith explaining how she helped to charter the “Home of the Good Shepherd” housing facilities with local Las Vegas women in the sixties.
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