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Gail Hambley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Gail Hambley conducted by Mike Hinton on February 25, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Hambley reflects upon her upbringing in early Las Vegas, Nevada. She discusses her schooling at Las Vegas High School with wooden desks and no air conditioning, memories at the Stewart Ranch and Hoover Dam, and her job with the Nevada Test Site.
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Bernard Lee Brown oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Bernard Lee Brown conducted by Marcus Brown for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Brown discusses his work at various gaming properties on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, owning his own shoe business, working at the Nevada Test Site, racial discrimination, and the role of unions. He also discusses the overall changes of Las Vegas over time.
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James M. Lancaster oral history interview
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Oral history interview with James M. Lancaster conducted by Linda Voorvart on March 04, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Lancaster explains how he first came to Southern Nevada from Mexico and Cuba. Lancaster then goes on to explain his occupational history as a senior safety engineer and power plant operator, and the different jobs that he held in Southern Nevada, specifically at the Nevada Test Site.
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Photograph of the front exterior of the Las Vegas Club, 1930s
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Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of Las Vegas Club and Overland Hotel (Las Vegas) at night, after 1949
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Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of the hotel lobby of the Desert Inn (Las Vegas), after 1950
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Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the Hoover Dam machinery room, 1931
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Photograph of railroad tracks in the Potosi Mining District, Pahrump Valley, Nevada, 1956
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Photograph of Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah, Nevada, pre-1980
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Slide of the Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, circa late 1940s-early 1950s
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