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Transcript of interview with Lamar Foremaster by Gregory Hall, February 14, 1979
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Archival Collection
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On February 14, 1979, Gregory M. Hall interviewed his coworker, LaMar Foremaster (born May 9th, 1907 in Alamo, Nevada) at his place of business, Anderson Dairy, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the changes, growth, and development of Southern Nevada from 1907 to 1979. During the interview LaMar discusses the Old Ranch, Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam, Fremont Street and the Strip. He also talks about his religious ties to the Mormon Church and his political activities in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of people dancing inside the Town Hall Casino, Tonopah (Nev.), 1950-1959
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Archival Collection
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Hulsizer (Omaha), March 24, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Letter from Bracken includes a chart showing water used in 1933-36 by the water company and the railroad.
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Photograph of Maude Frazier Hall construction, Nevada Southern University, circa 1957
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Archival Collection
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Postcard showing the interior of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), after 1946
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Archival Collection
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Bar area of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. Printed text on back of postcard: "The million dollar Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Saloon and Restaurant, Las Vegas, Nevada, 'where fortune smiles,' See the old-style West in our modern world. A place of mahogany bars, crystal chandeliers, with the genuine hospitality and old-time gaity of the Barbary Coast and the Virginia City of fifty years ago. 'Plastichrome' by Colourpicture, Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A"
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, July 20, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, July 20, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
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Archival Collection
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