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Unger, Michael, 1947-
Mike Unger was born in Queens, New York in 1947, and spent most of his childhood in Long Island, growing up in a predominantly Jewish and Italian community. As a young adult, Unger was already working hard, running one of his family’s restaurant after school. When he was in high school, his family moved to Los Angeles to accommodate his father’s health needs, and eventually end up in Las Vegas by 1967. Over the next two decades, Unger would work at nine properties in the city.
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Morris, Bobby
Bobby Morris (born Boruch Moishe Stempelman) was born June 30, 1927 and immigrated from Wilno, Poland to Brooklyn, New York in 1937. His passion for drumming was ignited soon after, and he began shining shoes to pay for drumming lessons from Henry Adler. At the age of thirteen, Morris got his first gig playing at the Musicians Union in the Catskill Mountains during the summer. He soon developed a career playing jazz around town with different artists while simultaneously studying at the Manhattan School of Music.
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Film transparency of Fremont Street (Las Vegas), circa 1947
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Archival Collection
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Daytime view of Fremont Street looking northwest toward the Union Pacific Railroad station. The Eldorado Club and Apache Hotel are seen at the northwest corner of Fremont and Second Streets, east of the the Boulder Club. Part of the Golden Nugget is seen on the southwest corner of Fremont and Second Streets east of the Frontier Club.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Film transparency of a portrait of Cliff Segerblom, circa 1950s-1970s
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Thelma Coblentz by Judith Chavez, February 17, 1980
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Archival Collection
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On February 17, 1980, Judith Chavez interviewed Thelma Coblentz (born 1911 in New Jersey) about her experiences in Southern Nevada. Coblentz first talks about her move to Lovelock, Nevada, where her husband provided medical care as one of the first physicians in the small town. She later talks about her move to Las Vegas and some of the services she helped to provide at Nellis Air Force Base. Coblentz later describes Downtown Las Vegas, specifically the development of the casinos and shopping businesses. She later talks about the rainstorms and dust storms that the city would experience before recalling some of the entertainers who would perform on the Las Vegas Strip. The interview concludes with a discussion on the first physicians in Las Vegas and the increasing population of the city.
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Transcript of interview with Helen Early by Dale Forshee, February 26 & 27, 1979
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Archival Collection
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On February 26 and 27, 1979, Dale Forshee interviewed Helen Early (born 1919 in Des Moines, Iowa) about her life in Southern Nevada. Early first talks about her arrival to Las Vegas and the early development of the city. She also talks about some of the first businesses in Las Vegas, the initial development of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the early nightclubs and casinos in the city. Early also discusses her work in establishing a school for disabled children before discussing other topics related to McCarran Airport, Bugsy Siegel, Senator Walter Baring, the first churches in Las Vegas, and the Helldorado Parade.
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Interview with Lewis Gibson Miller, September 14, 2005
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 21, 1986
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Archival Collection
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