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Cole, Nelda, 1915-1987
Nelda Powell Robinson was born in Kingsville, Texas in 1915, the daughter of Rudell Powell and Allie Robinson. She married Charles Wayne Cole in 1938. After Charles Cole died in 1970, Nelda Cole moved to Nevada where she met and later married Joseph Baran in 1980.
Nelda Cole died on October 3, 1987 in Overton, Nevada.
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Genealogy files about "Nelda Cole" and "Nelda Robinson." Accessed on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
Person
Leavitt, Relda W., 1917-1997
Relda Whitney Leavitt was born in Saint Thomas, Nevada on April 3, 1917 to Stowell Edward Whitney and Anna Isabel Frehner. She married Len R. Leavitt on August 17, 1938. They had one son, Len Randall Leavitt in 1939. Relda Leavitt died on March 12, 1997.
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Genealogy files about "Relda Whitney."Accessed on March 31, 2020 on FamilySearch.org.
Person
Photographs of Jim Arnold with other workers, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990-2006 (folder 1 of 1)
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Archival Collection
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Arrangement note: Series III. Internal: Work
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Photograph of Regents, Las Vegas, 1950s - 1960s
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Archival Collection
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James Dunbar, Benny Figgins, and Pete George oral history interview
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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.
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Audio clip 1 from interview with Maurice "Maury" Halfon Behar, March 14, 2016
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In this clip, Maury Behar discusses how he survived the Holocaust.
Audio clip 2 from interview with Maurice "Maury" Halfon Behar, March 14, 2016
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In this clip, Maury Behar discusses how he came to live in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Photograph looking west through the remains of Saint Thomas, March 25, 1964
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Archival Collection
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Looking west through the remains of Saint Thomas from near the remains of Jacob Baver's blacksmith shop.
Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.
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Water supply - Roscoe Moss Company
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Archival Collection
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Sands media brochures, envelopes, Sands Times magazines, Sands printing block, and story boards. Includes portrait of Congressional Committee on Interstate Commerce Investigating Grand Canyon Air Disasters hearings
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Archival Collection
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Series XXIII. Audiovisual Tapes and Promotions
Sands Hotel and Casino
Mixed Content