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Patrick Gaffey oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Patrick Gaffey conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on August 19, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Gaffey discusses the McCarran airport redesign, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District building program, First Interstate Bank tower, and Clark County Government Center. He also discusses the redesign of the Maryland Parkway corridor and public art. Gaffey then talks about the City of Las Vegas Public Art Committee, Las Vegas City Hall art installation, and City of Las Vegas Maintenance and Operations.
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John Haines oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John Haines conducted by Thomas S. Hager on March 25, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Haines discusses moving to Reno, Nevada in 1931 and later to Tonopah, Nevada to be a card dealer. He describes building the Town Hall Casino, and explains how local troops stationed in Tonopah were the customer base until the bombings in Japan during the end of WWII. Lastly, Haines discusses his employment at the Frontier Club, mobster Bugsy Siegel, and how the mob influenced the gaming industry.
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Slide of clock tower, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s
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Slide of Oldenburg's sculpture of a flashlight, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1981
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Fremont Street with illuminated marquees: photograph
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Photograph of dedication/cornerstone ceremony, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 07, 1984
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Pledge of Allegiance led by Grand Marshall of the Lodge William B. Berk (at podium) for cornerstone ceremony for Beam Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Photograph of Ruth Newsom at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1960s-1970s
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