Oral history interview with Vernon Earl Bunker conducted by Janice E. Sellers on October 19, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bunker discusses his religious affiliation with the Latter-Day Saints Church in Las Vegas, Nevada; First State Bank, Moapa Valley, and the flood of 1910.
Oral history interview with George Gilbert conducted by Ruth Guidi on February 10, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Gilbert first talks about his education in Las Vegas, Nevada, life during World War II, the shopping facilities, casinos, churches in Las Vegas, and the Helldorado parades.
On March 3, 1979, Norwood Germany Jr. interviewed Daniel A. Moore (b. 1939 in Fort Worth, Texas) about his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Moore begins by speaking about his move to Las Vegas from Utah at a young age, his education and his work in construction and at the Las Vegas McCarran Airport. Moreover, Moore speaks about his involvement with church and his recreational hobbies such as bowling. Moore also spends time speaking about the African American population in Las Vegas, the jobs available to them, racial tensions in his young adulthood versus his children’s experiences, and the segregation of black communities into the Las Vegas Westside. Lastly, he talks about the city’s growth, tourism and the economy, the development of different shopping centers and malls, and the city’s law enforcement.
Oral history interview with Dominic Clark conducted by Larry Hutchinson on October 09, 1973 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Clark briefly discusses his church activity, his political activity, and some geographic and social changes in Las Vegas, Nevada.