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Photographs of REECo Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1987 (folder 6 of 8)
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Archival Collection
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Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes
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Allen, Philip W. (Philip Wymer), 1918-
Philip Wymer Allen was born August 3, 1918 in Russell Iowa.
Allen obtained a bachelor of science degree from Parsons College in Iowa in 1940; one year of education at Iowa State College in 1941; Associates degree in Meteorology from the University of Chicago, Illinois in 1942; and one year of education at UCLA in 1967.
Allen was active in the United States Army Air Corps from June 23. 1941 to January 16, 1946.
Allen married Jean Luers Allen May 12, 1946.
Person
Murphy, Franklin M., 1898-1957
Consulting geologist and surveyor Franklin Mac Murphy was born on December 27, 1898 in Wheaton, Minnesota. He studied at Columbia University, the University of Arizona, and the University of California, Los Angeles, completing his graduate studies in 1930 at the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena, California.
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Death Valley Junction with a mushroom cloud due to atomic testing nearby: photographic print
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Archival Collection
Description
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series II. Ash Meadows, Nevada -- Subseries II.C. Toles-Turner Family. Death Valley Junction in Nevada with a mushroom cloud resulting from open air atomic testing at the nearby Nevada Test Site rising in the background, probably 1951. The railroad station in the background was moved to Lathrop Wells, where it was used as a brothel. Prior to being moved, the station served as a schoolhouse.
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Women activists holding up signs, image 007: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Press release regarding the Sands 10th Anniversary in Las Vegas, December 10, 1962
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Archival Collection
Description
A press release titled, "Entratter Marks Sands Tenth Anniversary With Special Danny Thomas Shows" which provides extensive details on Danny Thomas' performances and the Sands events during the 10th anniversary. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Lily Teo oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lily Teo conducted by Stefani Evans on February 7, 2022 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Lily Teo discusses her upbringing in Singapore, her education, her religious beliefs, and converting from Buddhism to Catholicism. She talks about her husband, her early married years, and what life was like as a young mother of three children. Teo shares how she started a catering business to feed construction workers and was responsible for shopping for ingredients, preparing all meals and tea, and cooking the food on site in her temporary kitchen. She talks about her children, the faiths they practice and languages they speak including English, Malay, and Mandarin, and the customs and traditions they practice, such as celebrating Lunar New Year and other holidays. Lily's daughter, Stella, sits in on the interview and expands on her mother's recollections.
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