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G. L. Vitto oral history interview
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Oral history interview with G. L. Vitto conducted by Phil Sabol on March 01, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Vitto discusses his personal history.
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Charles E. Violet oral history interview, 2004 May 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
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Bruce Wilhelm oral history interview, 2005 June 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
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Herbert F. York oral history interview, 2004 July 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
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Joseph Behne oral history interview, 2004 July 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
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James Magruder oral history interview, 2004 November 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
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Megan Rice oral history interview, 2005 June 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
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Guy Hamblin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Guy Hamblin conducted by Barry Merrell on February 22, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hamblin discusses moving from different towns in Nevada before settling down in Southern Nevada, viewing the above-ground atomic bomb tests, early Fremont Street, and his work on the railroad. Hamblin also discusses the demographic and economic changes that he has seen in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Monroe Williams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Monroe Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on August 15, 2000 and August 22, 2000 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Monroe Williams discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1943, living in the historical Westside neighborhood, and being one of the first black fire fighters in Las Vegas. He also talks about being involved with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples (NAACP), being in the Navy for two years, and his real estate and property management companies.
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Mark Brandenburg oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mark Brandenburg conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on September 22, 2017 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Brandenburg discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about his stepfather’s involvement with the opening of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, becoming a co-owner of the property in 1990, and joining other downtown properties to form the Fremont Street Experience. Brandenburg describes the challenges in competing with mega-resorts on the Strip, modernizing the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, and weaving the history of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino with that of the more recent Fremont Street Experience. Lastly, Brandenburg discusses the monetization of the street, and the future of the Fremont Street Experience.
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