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Jinx Cochrell oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jinx Cochrell conducted by Delroy Shigematsu on March 20, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Cochrell discusses the United States Navy, airports, Howard Hughes, the entertainment industry, Mount Charleston, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, her career as a secretary at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the mob.
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Haydee Del Monte oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Haydee Del Monte conducted by Emma I. Marroquin on March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Del Monte discusses Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Howard Hughes, Frank Sinatra, and different schools in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Wilma Cooper oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Wilma Cooper conducted by Sara G. Finklea on February 27, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Cooper discusses her life in Boulder City and Henderson, Nevada from 1936 to 1977.
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George A. Deverell oral history interview
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Oral history interview with George A. Deverell conducted by Sharon M. Smith on April 26, 1985 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Deverell discusses working in the gaming industry, general Nevada history, World War II, and being raised under the Mormon religion.
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Ernest O. Crawford oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ernest O. Crawford conducted by Michael Crawford on October 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ernest discusses Stewart Ranch, Kyle Ranch, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Fremont Street, and the changes that Southern Nevada had during the construction of the dam.
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Eldon W. Cunningham and Arnie Cunningham oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Eldon W. and Arnie Cunningham conducted by Dorothy Ritenour on November 30, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The Cunningham’s discuss Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada during the 1950s. They also discuss prospecting, gambling, and World War II.
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Marko Dobro oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Marko Dobro conducted by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick on August 8, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Dobro discusses World War I, Tonopah, Nevada, and Goldfield, Nevada.
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Kathryn Domenick oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Kathryn Domenick conducted by Richard Colanduno on February 29, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Domenick discusses atomic testing, politics, the Pony Express, and the economic slump in Las Vegas, Nevada. Domenick also talks about population changes and the political climate of Las Vegas.
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Michael Drakulich oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Michael Drakulich conducted by Christopher Zockoll on October 02, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Drakulich discusses his personal Las Vegas, Nevada history from 1955 to 1972, including his career as the Rancho High School basketball coach.
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Martha Drohobyczar oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Martha Drohobyczar conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on March 24, 2009 for the Heart to Heart Oral History Project. Drohobyczar discusses her careers as a nurse midwife and a nursing professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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