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Burton Cohen oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Burton Cohen conducted by Claytee White on January 09, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Burt reflects on the positions he held in numerous famous Las Vegas, Nevada Strip casinos, the celebrities he hired and befriended, and offers a unique look at the behind the scenes marketing and entertainment strategies that he helmed. He shares stories of becoming entrenched in casino operations and his reflections of union experiences.
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Scrapbooks, 1970-1988
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 36, Oversized Box 37, Oversized Box 38, Oversized Box 39
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Spring Recital dance program, 1951
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Box 03
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Photograph of a mule drawn buggy in the Helldorado parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950
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Transcript of interview with Ruth Gust by Beth Ann Bonenfant, March 10, 1981
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On March 10, 1981, Rebecca (Beth) Bonenfant interviewed Ruth Gust (born 1905 in Mokane, Missouri) about her life in Nevada. Gust first talks about her original move to Las Vegas in 1947 and some of the first businesses that existed at the time. In this brief interview, she also talks about the first casinos, the culinary union, her employment as a server, and Mt. Charleston.
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Robert Cannon oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Robert Cannon conducted by an unknown interviewer on April 7th, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Cannon recalls his contribution to the Pacific Northwest promotional campaign, being on the Board of Directors at the Chamber of Commerce, and being a member of the Convention Authority. He also mentions working with Bobby Calhoun, Maxwell Kelch and the Earl Brothers. He describes Las Vegas, Nevada as the “Entertainment Capital of the World.”
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