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Showboat Hotel roof mounted and wall signs, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1986

Description

Exterior view of the Showboat Hotel sign with lit neon. It was renamed to Castaways in 2000 before being permanently closed.

Image

Isaac Barrón oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03584

Abstract

Oral history interview with Isaac Barrón conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón and Claytee D. White on March 27, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Isaac Barrón was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. His father entered the United States as a Bracero. Barrón attended Rancho High School and earned his bachelor's degree in secondary education from UNLV. He currently teaches history at Rancho High School and serves as North Las Vegas' Councilman. In this oral history, Barrón recalls his youth in North Las Vegas, navigating the presence of gangs, and his path to being a community activist and advocate for North Las Vegas youth. He has led volunteer efforts for community improvement projects, including the plans for a new public library. He holds the distinction of being the first Latinx member of the North Las Vegas City Council and Southern Nevada's first Hispanic Mayor Pro Tempore. In 2013, he was elected to represent Ward 1 and was reelected for a second term in April 2017. He discusses being Mexican American, the Coalition of Pan American Organizations, the Hispanic Student Union, the Bracero Program, and Rancho High School.

Archival Collection

Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to Ross W. Smith, June 18, 1903

Date

1903-06-18

Archival Collection

Description

In the letter, Bracken discusses the need for a cook, the merits of a Chinese man being hired, and the problems with freighting in and out of Las Vegas.

Text

Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his father, April 27, 1908

Date

1908-04-27

Archival Collection

Description

Letter to his father. He addressed gold panning, Easter Sunday church in Goldfield being packed, and work in the mines.

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