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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, 1976-1977
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Ray Trousdale oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Ray Trousdale conducted by Chuck Williams on December 14, 2012 and July 31, 2013 for the Friends of Red Rock Canyon in Nevada Oral History Project. Trousdale begins the interview talking about his family and early life. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1940 and describes Las Vegas during the 1940s. Then, Trousdale speaks about meeting Buster Wilson and what he learned from him. He describes his time at Spring Mountain, Nevada and the history of the area. Lastly, he speaks about the Carole Lombard plane crash site.
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Architectural drawing of Sands Hotel (Las Vegas) additions and alterations, ultimate development plan, phase IV construction, February 5, 1964
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Architectural plans for proposed additions and alterations to The Sands. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Frank R. Bernard, delineator.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Crosses at the former location of the Berlin Wall: photographic print
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Memorial at the former location of the Berlin Wall: photographic print
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Sister Rosemary Lynch holding a protest sign: photographic print
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Photograph of men playing poker at World Series tournament, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1976
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A table of players in the Horseshoe Casino's Seventh World Series of Poker playing an intense game, thinking about their next move. Site Name: Horseshoe Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED) files, 1990-2010
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The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED) files document the HPAIED’s efforts to research the socioeconomic impacts of Native American gaming from 1990 to 2010, with the bulk of materials dating from 2000 to 2005. The materials in this subseries document Dr. Spilde’s research while working for the HPAIED, offering valuable insight into the administration of the organization. The subseries includes materials collected by Dr. Spilde about HPAIED, the ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ (Cherokee Nation), the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and the Mvskoke (Muscogee [Creek] Nation). Also included are socioeconomic reports, NIGA reports, site visit reports, notes, HPAIED studies, essays, “Honoring Nations” HPAIED awards program materials, Harvard University promotional materials, research proposals, Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association materials, census data, bibliographies, informational booklets and packets, conference materials, and newspaper articles.
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Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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plan views
refers to depictions or photographs showing structures or sites seen from directly above. For scaled orthographic drawings, use "plans (orthographic projections)." For views of objects seen from above, use "top views"
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