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Ortiz family children inside St. John's Catholic Church for a First Communion celebration, Overton, Nevada. 3rd row: Pedro Ortiz Jr., unidentified individual, Cenovio Ortiz, Aurelio Ortiz, Ernesto Ortiz, unidentified individual; 2nd row: unidentified individual, Paulita Ortiz, two unidentified individuals; 1st row: Maria Perez Dominguez, Eva Perez Sam: photograph, approximately 1960 to 1969
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Marta and Pedro Ortiz Family Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Parish Hall construction days: photographic print
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Transcript of interview with Gertrude Anne Moore by Mamie Beuttner, February 21, 1975
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Archival Collection
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Postcard of Saint-Sauveur Chapel in Saint-Malo, Brittany (FR.), 1930
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Dorothy Thompson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dorothy Thompson conducted by Patricia Moore on February 18, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Thompson discusses the growth of Las Vegas, Nevada. Thompson also describes her life as the wife of a railroad worker. She briefly discusses religion, specifically Mormonism.
Archival Collection
Photographs: souvenir photo from El Rancho Vegas; 4 souvenir photos from Hotel Last Frontier; souvenir photo from Little Church of the West wedding chapel, Hotel Last Frontier; souvenir photo from Flamingo Hotel; 2 photos of Raymond Rose, Union Pacific Railroad; 2 photos unidentified souvenir shop; 2 photos of Cut Rate Liquor exterior; photo of parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas; photo of unidentified woman behind bar, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Josie Dondich Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Transcript of interview with Betty Ham Dokter by Roger Jablonski, February 27, 1977
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Archival Collection
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On February 27, 1977, Roger Jablonski interviewed Betty Ham Dokter (born 1922 in Las Vegas, Nevada) about her life in Southern Nevada. Dokter first talks about her upbringing and education in Las Vegas before describing church activity and the first casino properties that were built. She later talks about presidential visits, economic changes in Nevada, the construction of Hoover Dam, and some of the social changes in Las Vegas. The latter part of the interview covers the topics of racial minorities, environmental changes, early grocery stores and movie theaters, and social clubs. The interview concludes with a brief discussion on Mt. Charleston.
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Stained glass window in the rear of the chapel: photographic print
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Untitled unpublished manuscript by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file. "Injustice Blacks Have Suffered…" ending with Naomi Long Madgett's poem "Midway."
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