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Rosamond McDougal interview, February 14, 1979: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On February 14, 1979, Concepcion Fernandez interviewed Rosamond McDougal (born in Texas) about her life as a teacher in Las Vegas. McDougal speaks primarily about her time as a teacher in the Clark County School District, her unique class setup and the district’s changes. Moreover, McDougal speaks about the growing number of students and teachers, the superintendent’s role in bond issues, the courses offered, racial integration in the school district (and the casinos), and the building of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. McDougal gives personal anecdotes about her family, her husband’s job at the Atomic Test Site and her time as an organ player in churches around the city. Lastly, she talks about recreational activities, Helldorado, the casinos and department stores.
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Path end behind single family housing at golf course, looking west, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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Sidewalks on West Lake North Drive in The Lakes, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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Water flowing from a broken water line, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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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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Photographic reproduction of an artist's rendering of a restaurant and store building, Las Vegas, Nevada, undated
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Scope and Contents
This set includes a hand drawn artist's perspective rendering of a building's exterior prepared for Albert F. Perry and Louis Ruvo (client) by Q. A. Architectural Arts (artist).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 10
Archival Component
Gaudin Motor Showroom, 1989 March 30; 1989 May 19
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Alton Dean Jensen Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 087
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Crockett Family Photographs
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The Crockett Family Photographs (approximately 1940-2008) are comprised of aerial photographs of Alamo Airport (later Harry Reid 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.
Archival Collection