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Alger, Earl, 1933-

Earl Alger was born in the early 1930s in Las Vegas, Nevada. He married Gloria (Hicks) Alger after meeting in the Mormon church.

Person

Interview with Anne Symens-Bucher, August 6, 2005

Date

2005-08-06

Description

Narrator affiliation: Co-Founder, Nevada Desert Experience

Text

Transcript of interview with Frank Paul Silver by Barbara Tabach, August 29, 2017

Date

2017-08-29

Description

In 1973, Dr. Frank P. Silver ( 1934 - ) escaped the bitter weather of Philadelphia with his choice to relocate his OB/GYN medical practice to the small community of Boulder City. In his reflections of the move, Dr. Silver recalls his wife Elaine had little input in the initial move. However, with four children to manage, she soon made a home for the Silvers. Before the move, Dr. Silver was a lifelong resident of the Philadelphia area. He graduated from La Salle University, Jefferson University Medical School and did his residency at Nazareth Hospital – all in Philadelphia. In Southern Nevada he enjoyed the weather and the excitement of building his medical practice. He mentions occasional challenges of being Jewish in the 1970s in the area. He also talks about being a shareholder in the Crystal Palace, a Laughlin casino.

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Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 068

Description

68.1 Jazz and two unidentified women. ; 68.2 Thelma Norris, 1920. ; 68.3 New M C Church. ; 68.4 Two unidentified people standing in front of a house or big building. ; 68.4 Two unidentified people standing in front of a house or big building. ; 68.5 Topango Canyon, California. ; 68.6 30 miles from the , picture of mountains; 68.7 Unidentified woman standing next to Yucca plant.; 68.8 Photo of some mountains, similar to P67.8 photo.

Photograph of the Ed Von Tobel Lumber Company, February 14, 1949

Date

1949-02-14

Description

This photo of the Ed Von Tobel Lumber Company at 217 So. 1st Street was taken Feb. 14, 1949. In the center background is shown the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church with its bell tower. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.

Image

Stephen Nasser Papers

Identifier

MS-00898

Abstract

The Stephen Nasser Papers (1992-2018) mainly contain letters written from school children to Nasser who travels to schools, churches, and organizations around Las Vegas, Nevada to share his story of surviving the Holocaust during World War II. Materials in this collection document his captivity in various prison camps and includes photographs, awards, and newspaper clippings. Also included are speeches given by Nasser and book reviews and a teacher's guide of his book My Brother's Voice written by students of Dixie College, St. George, Utah. This collection includes a copy of Pista, a documentary film profiling Nasser's life. The collection also includes a script, flyer, and newspaper clippings about the stageplay (Not Yet Pista) adaptation of the documentary.

Archival Collection

Viola Johnson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00961

Abstract

Oral history interview with Viola Johnson conducted by Claytee D. White on March 03, 1996 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Johnson discusses leaving Fordyce, Arkansas in 1942 to join her parents in Las Vegas, Nevada where her first home was a tent. Johnson goes on to discuss life with her parents in Las Vegas including their work and church activities. Johnson also describes her work at the Flamingo Hilton and Sands Hotel and Casino as a maid, and at the Riviera Hotel and Casino making sandwiches. Finally, Johnson talks about labor conditions and the Culinary Union during the early years of the Las Vegas Strip casino development.

Archival Collection