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Ann K. Johnson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ann K. Johnson conducted by Wanda Cortés on March 03, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Johnson discusses her educational and occupational history, as well as Las Vegas, Nevada’s population growth during the 1970s.
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Maceo Anderson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Maceo Anderson conducted by Cassandra Wesley on March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Anderson discusses black entertainers in Las Vegas, Nevada, his experiences in tap dancing, and education.
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Marguerite Goldstein oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Marguerite Goldstein conducted by Carol A. Semendoff on February 25, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers early Las Vegas, Nevada from 1950 to 1979. Also included during this interview is discussion on local dignitaries, the growth of Las Vegas, gambling as the major industry, Las Vegas Strip hotels, and housing developments.
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Stanley Goldstein oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Stanley Goldstein conducted by Carol A. Semendoff on October 25, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers Goldstein’s personal historical profile as a Las Vegas, Nevada resident. Also during this interview, Goldstein discusses the Strip, gambling, prostitution, and the history of the major casinos.
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Michael J. Signorelli oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Michael J. Signorelli conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on August 4, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Signorelli discusses getting a gaming license, building a hotel-casino in Mesquite, Nevada, running Fitzgerald's (now the D) downtown, and putting together land deals to develop a hotel-casino in Laughlin, Nevada and one in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
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John M. Beville oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John M. Belville conducted by George Braver on March 11, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Braver discusses his move to Nevada in 1926, his personal history, and early banking in Nevada leading up to modernized banking. Belville also discusses his personal experience in the banking business, working in Hollywood as a singer, and key moments of his life in Nevada.
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Evelyn McColl oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Evelyn McColl conducted by Mary Fitzgerald on March 18 and 30, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. McColl discusses her nursing education and her experiences in nursing. McColl also talks about hospitals in Las Vegas, Nevada, above ground atomic testing, and the State Board of Nursing.
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Nicholas Popovich oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Nicholas Popovich conducted by James Popovich on March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Nicholas discusses working in casinos and the rise of gaming in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nicholas also talks about the changes in Las Vegas and how casinos changed the methods of operations throughout the city.
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Rena Lees oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rena Lees conducted by Bill Young on March 19, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Lees talks about her experience living in Las Vegas, Nevada from the 1930s to 1950s. She specifically talks about growing up in Las Vegas and the mob's influence throughout the city. She also discusses her family and her career working at Sunrise Hospital.
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Eleanor Scholl oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Eleanor Scholl conducted by Ryk Galloway on March 13, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Scholl discusses her experiences living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She talks about the changes in Las Vegas since the 1950s, and the Helldorado parade.
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