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Horacio Lopez oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Horacio Lopez conducted by Laurents Banuelos 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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Larry L. Woodrum oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Larry L. Woodrum conducted by Michael T. Groome on March 11, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Woodrum discusses banking in Southern Nevada. Woodrum then describes the growth in population of Las Vegas, Nevada, and explains why banking is important. Lastly, he discusses the advancement of banking in Las Vegas.
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Press release captioned "Army Air Force Planes Salute Howard Hughes"
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Photographs of Bilbray Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 September 02 (folder 1 of 1)
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Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes
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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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Brown, Charles, 1883-1963
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former sheriff of Greenwater California and California sate senator (1938-1962)
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