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This was the first resort/casino in Las Vegas. Transcribed from back of postcard: "A fashionable clubhouse located on the desert near Las Vegas, where gay throngs gather nightly to dine, dance and enjoy the romance and freedom of Nevada."
Site Name: Meadows Country Club
Address: Corner of Charleston Boulevard and Boulder Highway
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"...Wee Kin Fong sent for his oldest song, Sui Mon Fong..."
"...Sui Mon Fong and Harry Won, co-chairs of the CCBA [Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association]..."
"Opened the Silver Café in Las Vegas in 1926 with his brother Gim Fong. Uncle of Wing Gay Fong, who developed Fongs Garden shopping center in Las Vegas in 1955."
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Black and white photograph of most of the original members of the Valley View Golf Club, dated 1958. From left to right: Willie "Punch" Hughes, Marshall Branch, Mr. Caperton, unknown, Jonas Geran (Barber), Henry Moore, Willie Brewster, Jim Roberts, unknown, Andy Breuner, Dr. James McMillan, unknown, Lorenzo Calhoun, and Jimmy Gay.
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Oral history interview with Ron Donoho conducted by Craig Brenner on February 28, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Donoho discusses the history of sheriffs in the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Donoho mentions various sheriffs that were his colleagues and the political dynamics during their leaderships. He also recalls a list of Southern Nevada police officers killed in the line of duty.
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