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Dancers for "Pony Express," image 003: photographic print

Date

1968

Description

Scene at "Pony Express" rehearsal, Hotel Sahara in 1968.

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Dancers for "Pony Express," image 008: photographic print

Date

1968

Description

Dancer performs in "Pony Express" show at Hotel Sahara.

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Silver State Disposal building: conceptual drawing

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

From the Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (PH-00345). Silver State Disposal building, photographic print of original concept drawing, 770 East Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Irving J. Foreman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00600

Abstract

Oral history interview with Irving J. Foreman conducted by John Russell Foreman on March 16, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Foreman speaks about his career in the construction industry in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also discusses the changes in the construction industry from the 1950s to the 1970s, including the machinery used.

Archival Collection

Catherine Buchanan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00983

Abstract

Oral history interview with Catherine Buchanan conducted by Claytee D. White on March 26, 1997 as part of the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Buchanan speaks at length about her child and young adulthood in Louisiana and explains how she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1971. She discusses her first job as a maid at the Landmark Hotel and Casino and how she applied to the Teamsters Union to move into front desk work in the hotels, which led to a job at the Sahara Hotel and Casino. She then talks about discrimination and the small percentage of African Americans in the more "visible" jobs at the hotels.

Archival Collection

South view of Bertha's Gifts and Home Furnishings: photographic print

Date

1978 (year approximate)

Description

From the Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (PH-00345). Bertha's Gifts and Home Furnishings, south view of front, 896 East Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Eastern view of Bertha's Gifts and Home Furnishings: photographic print

Date

1978 (year approximate)

Description

From the Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (PH-00345). Bertha's Gifts and Home Furnishings, east side view, 896 East Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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