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James Dunbar, Benny Figgins, and Pete George oral history interview
Identifier
OH-02748
Abstract
Oral history interview with James Dunbar, Benny Figgins, and Pete George conducted by David G. Schwartz on July 19, 2016 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. The three interviewees describe their experiences working for Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada since its grand opening on August 06, 1966. George begins the interview by recalling his work in various positions including showroom custodian, showroom cocktail server, and banquet server. Figgins then describes his initial positions as a casino porter, convention porter, dishwasher, restaurant busser, and in 1972, his primary occupation as a dealer for table games. Dunbar explains working as a valet at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino while serving Caesars Palace executives during and after Caesars Palace's construction. The three interviewees then recall stories about notable casino executives and celebrities.
Archival Collection
The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, February 19, 1976
Date
1976-02-19
Archival Collection
Description
Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club
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Turbulent Waters: Brokering a Secure World, a conference on water law and policy held inside the Moot Court at the Boyd School of Law: digital photographs
Date
2016-01-29
Archival Collection
Description
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Speakers included Dan Hamilton, Dean of the Boyd School of Law, Pat Mulroy, Senior Fellow for Climate Adaptation and Environmental Policy, Brookings Institution/Boyd Law School, Kelly Redmond, Research Professor of Climatology, Desert Research Institute and Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution.
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Olivia Meneses oral history interview: transcript
Date
2019-09-18
Archival Collection
Description
Oral history interview with Olivia Meneses conducted by Elsa Lopez and Barbara Tabach on September 18, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Olivia Meneses describes growing up in Mexico City and attending la Universidad Iberoamericana during the 1968 student movement that culminated in the Tlatelolco massacre. She discusses migrating to the United States in 1983 and moving to Las Vegas in 1985, where she began teaching Spanish to kindergarten students.
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Photograph of Nevada Southern University commencement, Las Vegas, 1967
Date
1967
Archival Collection
Description
Description provided with image: "Speaker General Mildren at the Nevada Southern University 4th annual commencement: Class of 1967." Individual Creator credit goes to Robert L. Lawson.
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