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Photograph of Maurice Behar a bicycle, August 27, 1942. Handwritten on reverse (in French): Petit souvenir d'une photo que nous avais fait agrandir a l'occasion de ses 4 ans - Maurice, Pour famille Ajuelo, Le 27/8/42
Photographs of the Behar, Bally and Halfon families, 1920s-1950s. Photographs show Maurice Behar as a child with his mother in France, and his parents' families in Istanbul, Turkey, and Biarritz, France.
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Oral history interview with Regina Cone, Lotea Cone, and Maurice Cone conducted by Claytee D. White on March 01, 2018 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Lotea discusses her upbringing in Fordyce, Arkansas and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1953. She remembers the Westside during the late 1950s and discusses businesses in that area. Maurice talks about growing up in the Westside, the increase of organized crime, and attending Rancho High School. Lastly, Lotea and Maurice recall segregation in Las Vegas and changes in the Westside community. Regina is the daughter of Lotea and briefly participates in the interview.
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Photograph of Fortunee Halfon and Maise Salti in Biarritz in front of Bally's shop, 1932
Photograph of Fortunee Halfon, Rose Ajuelo and Marie Bally in Istanbul, approximately 1922.