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Whitley, June F.
June F. Whitley was born in San Angelo, Texas and raised in Pittsburg, California. She met Lewis Whitley at the First Baptist Church in Pittsburg. They were married in 1955, and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. June found work as a maid for the Sahara Hotel before being hired at the Centel Telephone Company as an operator. In 1978, June became involved in local politics sought a seat on the Board of Regents for Clark County Community College, and eventually became the first woman Chairperson of the board.
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Apache Village Commercial Plaza, preliminary concept, 1989 March 12
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Kenneth H. Childers Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 011
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Nevada National Bank
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This set includes: electrical plans.
This set includes drawings for Nevada National Bank (client).
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Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 307
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Different development pattern on South Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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Various casinos and hotels along Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide
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Transcript of interview with Sharon Gutzman by Lisa Mades, March 13, 1981
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Archival Collection
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On March 13, 1981, Lisa Mades interviewed Sharon Gutzman (born in Winnipeg, Canada in 1935). Gutzman talks much about early Las Vegas, Nevada, including early businesses, the first casinos, and the first airport. She also discusses educations, shopping, recreation, entertainment, and gambling.
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Peg and George E. Crockett Family Photographs
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The Peg and George E. Crockett Family Photographs (approximately 1940-2008) are comprised of aerial photographs of Alamo Airport (later McCarran International Airport) and the surrounding Las Vegas Valley in the 1940s and 1950s. Photographs of the interior, exterior, and airfield at Alamo Airport document the early stages of what is now one of the busiest international airports in the United States. The collection also contains audiovisual material, which depict events including the Miss Rodeo America pageant and the Sahara Cup boat races on Lake Mead, and locations including Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada and Hoover Dam. A significant portion of the collection consists of photographs of the Crockett family at various events, on family vacations, and their home in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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