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Photograph of architectural plans for Will Beckley's store, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1929
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Archival Collection
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Building surveys, 1930 to 2001, 1973 to 1985
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The building surveys series (1930-2001) contains historic building surveys created by students from multiple semesters of Ralph Roske's History 117 course. Locations include private homes, businesses, and government-owned sites. The materials compiled include histories provided by interviews with informants, building material types, blueprints, photographs, and fliers or pamphlets related to the sites.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Historic Building Survey Collection
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Archival Component
Transcript of interview with Elmore Curtis by Judy Curtis, March 1, 1975
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Archival Collection
Description
On March 1, 1975, collector Judy L. Curtis interviewed fire department captain, Elmore B. Curtis (born December 17th, 1896 in Minnesota) in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers life in Southern Nevada since 1942, including Mr. Curtis’s personal history and the early development of the Nevada Test Site. During the interview Mr. Curtis also discusses early tourism and socio-economic progress in Southern Nevada.
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John Perazzo oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John Perazzo conducted by Claytee D. White on June 16, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Perazzo discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about attending Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California to obtain a degree mathematics and computer science. Perazzo then recalls his father's work in architecture and his father's employment at the Nevada Test Site. Later, Perazzo discusses becoming a card dealer at the El Cortez Hotel and Casino and describes the challenges in working at casinos. Lastly, Perazzo talks about the development of Fremont Street.
Archival Collection
Interview with Benjamin Clinton Diven, March 10, 2004
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Archival Collection
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