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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter "The Arts" calendar of events

Date

1992-10-03
1992-11-14
1992-12

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Audio clip from interview with Jerry Fox, November 12, 2014

Date

2014-11-12

Archival Collection

Description

Part of an interview with Jerry Fox on November 12, 2014. In this clip, Fox talks about arriving in Las Vegas in 1955, and how his father came to own a delicatessen on the Las Vegas strip.

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Audio clip from interview with Bobby Morris, March 26, 2016

Date

2016-03-26

Description

In this audio clip Bobby Morris discusses how he came to Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Aerial photograph of the The Strip looking north from the Dunes Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1968

Date

1967 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip looking north including views of the Dunes, Caesars Palace, The Flamingo, Sands, Frontier, Riviera, Stardust, and Sahara. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada, Convention Center. 15651 Don English, Jerry Abbott, Joe Buck, Milt Palmer, John Cook, Terry Todd, Bob Hooper, Wolf Wergin."
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV

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Transcript of interview with Ida Bowser by Claytee D. White, August 30, 2007

Date

2007-08-30

Archival Collection

Description

Interview with Ida Bowser conducted by Claytee D. White on August 30, 2007. Born in Tallulah, Louisiana, Bowser came to Las Vegas as a child. Her first job after high school was as a teacher's aide. Later, she worked as a maid at the Sahara and Flamingo hotels. Disenchanted with maid's work, Bowser applied to the welfare office for on-the-job training and began working for the UNLV library, where she remained for thirty-seven years. Bowser recalls Ruby Duncan and the civil rights movement, notable individuals and places, and a discrimination lawsuit.

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Admiral's Point apartment complex in The Lakes, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-29

Description

Admiral's Point apartment complex Point on South Durango Drive provides a buffer between the high volume thoroughfare and the high end homes that line the manmade lakes. Built in the 1980s, The Lakes is one of the last development's with a manmade lake as its feature and features generous use of grass landscaping. This area is just south of West Sahara Avenue near South Durango Drive. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.480' x W115 °16.749')

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Admiral's Point apartment complex in The Lakes, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-29

Description

Admiral's Point apartment complex Point on South Durango Drive provides a buffer between the high volume thoroughfare and the high end homes that line the manmade lakes. Built in the 1980s, The Lakes is one of the last development's with a manmade lake as its feature and features generous use of grass landscaping. This area is just south of West Sahara Avenue near South Durango Drive. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.509' x W115 °16.750')

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Casino Projects on the Las Vegas Strip from the Air, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-03-23

Description

Stalled resort construction and a future demolition project cluster along Las Vegas Boulevard generally between Desert Inn and Sahara. Construction on the Fountainbleau (tall blue building, right) ceased in 2009, while Boyd Gaming's Echelon Project stopped construction on former Stardust site back in 2008. That project was revived as the Resorts World Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority has scheduled the demolition of the Riviera Hotel and Casino for in summer 2016 to make way for a convention center expansion.

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