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Photograph of Doris Hancock and friends sitting at the school, Las Vegas, circa 1924
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of students at Jefferson Street School, Las Vegas, June 3, 1965
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the Goldfield High School, Goldfield (Nev.), 1908
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Archival Collection
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Site Name: Goldfield High School (Goldfield, Nev.)
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Transcript of an interview with Eva G. Simmons by Claytee D. White, February 4, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Eva Simmons is a retired educator and school administrator. She has lived in Las Vegas since 1963. In this interview, she talks about Prestige Schools and Sixth Grade Centers.
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Photograph of C. D. Baker, basketball coach, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1923
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Archival Collection
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Hunt, Charles T. "Blackie"
Charles T. "Blackie" Hunt, born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1930, started
accordion lessons at age five. He recounts learning from experienced musicians, then
teaching others at age twelve because his teacher was drafted. He attended West Chester
State Teachers College where, among other accomplishments, he put together a group
with Nick Carlino as tenor sax player.
Person
Rosemary Ruymann oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rosemary Ruymann conducted by Bruce Kraft on February 16, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Ruymann discusses her career as a teacher and life in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Ruymann also describes the excitement surrounding the construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the kinds of people it would attract, such as the president, engineers, and dentists concerned with the amount of fluoride in the proposed area for Lake Mead.
Archival Collection
Audio recording clip from an Interview with Eva G. Simmons by Claytee D. White, February 4, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Part of an interview with Eva Simmons by Claytee D. White on February 4, 2013. Simmons talks about the formation of Les Femmes Douze, a scholarship-granting organization, that she helped found.
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Anti-Defamation League event, image 8
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No Place for Hate Promise: I promise to do my best and treat everyone fairly. I promise to do my best to be kind to everyone - even if they are not like me. If I see someone being hurt or bullied, I will tell a teacher. Everyone should be able to feel safe and happy at school. I want our school to be No Place for Hate.