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Ciliax, Betty, 1919-
Betty Ciliax was born in Bisbee, Arizona. She moved to the Las Vegas area in 1932 when her father found work in Goodsprings, Nevada. Ciliax graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1938.
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Horacio Lopez oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Horacio Lopez conducted by Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez on September 05, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Lopez discusses his early life in Cordova, New Mexico and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. He recalls the establishment of the Nevada Association of Latin Americans (NALA), the increase of Latin Americans in the southwest region of the United States, and his role as the Vice President of the Latin Chamber of Commerce. Lastly, Lopez discusses his thoughts on the future of Latino culture.
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Brown, Charles, 1883-1963
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former sheriff of Greenwater California and California sate senator (1938-1962)
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Crowell, Eliza Belle, 1878-1970
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Audio recording clip of interview with Robert Agonia with Charlie Deitrich, June 29, 2005
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Archival Collection
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