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John and Mabel Dillingham oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John and Mabel Dillingham conducted by John F. Sonny Le Jeune on March 19, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. John discusses work on the railroad, the development of the city, and their living conditions when first moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Mabel discusses prominent members of the community, recreational activities, church membership, and popular attractions around Las Vegas.
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Betty Dokter oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Betty Ham Dokter conducted by Roger Jablonski on February 27, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Dokter describes church activity and the first casino properties that were built. She later talks about presidential visits, economic changes in Nevada, and the construction of Hoover Dam. The latter part of the interview covers the topics of racial minorities, as well as social and environmental changes.
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Elizabeth Garrison oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elizabeth Garrison conducted by Walter John Ritzau on February 25, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Garrison first talks about her schooling in Las Vegas, Nevada, the atomic testing, the Devils Hole in Ash Meadows, early church involvement, and some of the environmental aspects of Las Vegas. Garrison later describes her work for the Central Telephone Company and the Helldorado Parade.
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Transcript of interview with Lovey M. McCurdy conducted by Greg McCurdy, March 19, 1981
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Transcript of interview with Lovey McCurdy by Greg McCurdy, March 19, 1981. Mrs. McCurdy discusses her memories of Las Vegas when she arrived in 1951, as well as her employment and family.
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People hand in hand for prayer during IFOR opening ceremony: photographic print
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Transcript of interview with Linda Hartley by Pauline Marchese, March 10, 1978
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On March 10, 1978, Pauline Marchese interviewed her neighbor, Linda Hartley (born in 1941, in Cedar City, Utah) in her home at 5261 South Jane Way, Las Vegas, Nevada. During the interview, the two discuss Hartley’s personal history, such as schools that she had attended and her recollection of local recreational activities. The two go on to talk about changes in crime, the environment, and briefly discuss a variety of issues at the time, including: segregated schools, prostitution, and effects of the Nevada Test Site.
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