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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Culver City, California, August 16, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of police escorting the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, June 15, 1946
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Archival Collection
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High Stakes: Bet Your Life on Vegas, TLC, 2001
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Additional information from donor: Profiles on four individuals in Las Vegas. One of them being Becky Behnen, operator of Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Photograph of Jo Gonzales at the Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 19, 1977
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Sonja Niekerk Walther and Wilma Vandenberg, November 20, 2017
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Archival Collection
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The documentation of the Holocaust of World War II reveals the desperation of Jewish families to protect their loved ones from doom. In this oral history, Sonja (neé Niekerk) Walter recalls the story of being an infant handed off to a family friend for safety and nurturing. Next to Sonja is Wilma, her “sister” and the biological daughter of that friend. Sonja and Wilma are tethered together by history and love for Cor Vandenberg, mother and protector. Sonja was born in 1943 Holland to Simon and Rose Niekerk. At thirteen days of age she was given sanctuary by Cor, who raise her as her own for the next two and half years. She and Wilma reminisce about the circumstances that brought them together, their love of Cor, and the impact of being a child survivor of the Holocaust. Sonja also shares her family’s journey to the United States and to Las Vegas.
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