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Allison, Zoe, 1937-
Zoe Allison was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. She worked as a telephone operator and at the Sahara Hotel adn Casino.
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Grant, Arthur George, 1924-2012
Arthur George Grant, a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada since 1951, was involved in gaming businesses and real estate. Grant was part owner of the Nevada Club, established Honest John’s Casino, and was owner of Western Avenue Business Properties.
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Barbara and Norman Kaye oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Barbara and Norman Kaye conducted by Claytee D. White on February 24, 2010, March 09, 2010, and December 06, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Barbara Kaye begins the interview by discussing her career as a showgirl and moving to Reno, Nevada in 1955 to work as a dancer in a show at the Mapes Hotel in 1955. She then talks about later moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to dance at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. She also describes living briefly in Hawaii with her husband, Norman Kaye, his career as a musician, and the life of a Las Vegas showgirl. Norman Kaye discusses his career as a musician in the Mary Kaye Trio with his sister, Mary Kaye. He recalls when they performed at the El Rancho Hotel and Casino, Tropicana Hotel, and Sahara Hotel and Casino, as well as his songwriting outside of the group and being named the poet laureate of Nevada by Governor Grant Sawyer. Lastly, he talks about his career in real estate and his company, Norman Kaye Real Estate.
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Customers at Badlands Saloon in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Women's Hospital: architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing drawings, image 005
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Aerial photograph of central Las Vegas, Nevada, highlighting the property planned for the International Hotel, circa 1966-1970
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Photograph of Evelyn Stuckey and others at the Congo Room, Las Vegas, July 25, 1953
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Photograph of Club Bingo, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s
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Transcript of interview with Bob Campagna by Kathleen Neumann, March 17, 1978
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Traffic and the Stratosphere Tower in the distance as seen from Via Olivero Avenue, looking east, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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