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35 Years of Rotary in Las Vegas, 1923-1958

Date

1958

Archival Collection

Description

A history of the Las Vegas Rotary Club. 1923-1958

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, September 8, 1949

Date

1949-09-08

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Nanyu Tomiyasu interview, March 11, 1978: transcript

Date

1978-03-11

Description

On March 11, 1978, Sosuke Miyazawa interviewed Nanyu Tomiyasu (b. May 28, 1918 in Las Vegas, Nevada) about his family’s farm and their legacy as one of the pioneering families of the city. Tomiyasu begins by talking about what brought his family to Las Vegas, the city’s abundant water reservoir and his father’s farm. In particular, Tomiyasu discusses his father’s experiments with farming as one of the city’s early farmers, the transition into nursery farming and Japanese gardens. Moreover, he discusses his siblings, the local schools, their great quality, the successful students the city produced and the growth of school populations. Tomiyasu describes the large Japanese population and the Union Pacific Railroad that many of them worked on. He ends by discussing the change in architecture within the city, such as where old buildings stood and what they are used for now, the first Episcopal Church and the old Mormon Fort.

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Transcript of interview with Bess Rosenberg by Jerry Masini, November 12, 1975

Date

1975-11-12

Description

Interview with Bess Rosenberg by Jerry Masini on November 12, 1975. In this interview, Rosenberg describes coming to Las Vegas in 1942, and the desert landscape. She gives an in-depth recollection of the first atomic test, and talks about different weather and the seasons in Las Vegas. Rosenberg describes several clubs and hotels around downtown and the recreation at Lake Mead and Mount Charleston.

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