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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 12, 2004
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Transcript of interview with Lucille Down by James Hanson, February 21, 1972
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On February 21, 1972, James Hanson interviewed Mrs. Lucille Down (born December 14th, 1911 in Wellington, Kansas) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The interview covers the lives of Union Pacific Railroad workers, and local education at schools such as the Las Vegas Grammar School and Las Vegas High School. Lucille discusses her first job, which was at the Southern Nevada Telephone Company. She also mentions having a swamp cooler attached to her family home. She concludes this interview with recollections on the social, recreational, religious and economic, changes that contributed to the development and growth of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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"Beau's Bits": Nevada Southern University Student Handbook
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Elaine Newton oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elaine Newton conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Kristel Peralta, and Vanessa Concepcion on May 19, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Elaine Newton shares her family's history living in Hawaii and Japan, and memories from her childhood growing up with her six siblings in Honolulu. She talks about becoming a flight attendant for Pan American World Airways and how she met her former husband, Wayne Newton, after a stop in Vietnam. Elaine recalls their courtship and marriage as well as what Las Vegas life, fashion, and entertainment were like during the 1980s. She also speaks about racial discrimination and anti-asian violence in the past and present.
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Photograph of Dalta Hurry and Raymond Jefferson, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of George Ward, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of Mohawk Ledge Mine gallows frame, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of Diamondfield Mine (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of Diamondfield Mine (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of miners from Parker, Indiana, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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