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Consent Decree
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Archival Collection
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Consent decree alleged a series of violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiffs who signed agreed to adhere to hire blacks for a 12% of all jobs.
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Transcript of interview with Gordon Christie by Larry DuRussel, June 30, 1975
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Archival Collection
Description
On June 30, 1975, Larry DuRussel interviewed carpenter Gordon Christie, (born March 9th, 1916 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this interview Gordon discusses having worked on the building of the MGM, Fremont Downtown, the Sahara Hotel, Desert Inn, and the Frontier Hotel, amongst others. Before becoming a carpenter, Gordon recalls working with his father at a furniture factory. He also discusses religion, politics, family life and the growth of Las Vegas.
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Bollig, Frank M., 1906-1987
Frank M. Bollig was born in December 10, 1906 in Kansas, Bollig relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in April of 1942. Bollig intended to move to California, but an older phramacist and friend convinced him to come to Nevada. At the time of his interview, Bollig owned a drug store at the Plaza Drug Store in Parkway Plaza Shopping Center located at Sahara and Maryland Parkway, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bollig was married in 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Boyd, Brennan, and Leavitt: office remodel, 1964 June 11
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 024
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First National Bank of Nevada, 1970 February 16
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 050
Archival Component
Las Vegas High School: additions and alterations; patio demolition and yard construction, 1970 October 19
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 072
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Charles Nur Fernald oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Charles Nur Fernald conducted by Claytee D. White on May 31, 2014 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Charles Nur Fernald discusses permanently moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in January 1968 to perform with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino. He discusses auditioning for the Lido de Paris show at the Stardust Hotel and Casino. He talks about how he remained there for sixteen years and how he is the only male dancer who performed with Lido through five different consecutive productions. Fernald also discusses meeting his partner, Aquiles Garcia in 1969.
Archival Collection
Mattresses left on the corner of South Edmond Street at Eldora Avenue, looking southwest, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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