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Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 8

Date

1910

Description

All photos on this page are dated 1910 and have handwritten descriptions: Head of Echo Cañon (?); Reese's Ranch, Coalville, Utah; Rich Co. Utah; Round up, Rich Co.; Wimmer Ranch; Round up, Rich Co. Utah; House at Dickens (?) Ranch; Wimmer Ranch Sept. 1910; Back of W.R.B's [Walter R. Bracken] house, Las Vegas.

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Glenn Tredwell oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-02626

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Glenn Tredwell conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 04, 2016 and April 14, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In the first interview, Tredwell discusses his family ancestry and his Orthodox Judaism upbringing. He talks about his childhood in Atlantic City, New Jersey and describes his family’s Christmas tree farm, potato farm, and wholesale produce business. He talks about his move to Florida, working at Lum’s, a hot dog restaurant, and further explains the company’s franchise success. Tredwell recalls attending the University of Miami, becoming a landscape artist, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976. He describes going to dealer school, card dealing at El Cortez and Caesars Palace, and co-founding the Spina Bifida Association of Nevada. In the second interview, Tredwell discusses being the Director of Marketing at Caesars Palace and compares gambling from the 1980s to the 1990s. He talks about his involvement in casino boat operations and his partnership with Millennium Displays. Lastly, Tredwell discusses the progress of his most recent projects.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a railroad camp cook with a puppy and a cat, 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Photograph of a railroad camp cook with a puppy and a cat, 1900-1925

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Photograph of Harold Stocker with father Oscar Stocker, Reading, Pennsylvania, circa 1918

Date

1917 to 1919

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of Harold Stocker and Oscar Stocker on Hillvale Street in Reading, Pennsylvania.

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Photograph of Harold Stocker and Seth Pickett, Las Vegas, circa 1918-1930

Date

1918 to 1930

Archival Collection

Description

Harold Stocker with Seth Pickett (Harold's brother-in-law) probably in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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