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Alfred Guzman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Alfred Guzman conducted by Barbara Guzman on March 01, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Guzman first talks about his occupational history, including his career in public relations for the Sands Hotel and Casino. He then talks about Las Vegas, Nevada, including social changes, changes in the gaming industry, and mob influence in the casinos. He also talks about Reno, Nevada, how his job affects the public, and the MX Missile system.
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Mary E. Habbart oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary Habbart conducted by Jane Finfrock on February 28, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Habbart first talks about her move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1920 and her husband’s subsequent employment. She also talks about the first casinos, the development of the university campus, visits of U.S. presidents, and the Mormon Fort. She also discusses the Helldorado Parade, flash floods, snowing in Las Vegas, her role in developing Sunset Park, her family, and her education.
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Mary Habbart oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary Habbart conducted by David R. Patt on March 07, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview offers an overview of life in Las Vegas, Nevada in the early days, which included: atomic testing, floods, prostitution on Block 16, early Fremont Street and Duck Creek. Also discussed during this interview: Sunset Park, The Roosevelts, Bugsy Siegel, local government and the Hoover Dam.
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Lawrence Hadland oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lawrence Hadland conducted by Lorraine Owens on February 02, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hadland offers insights into local business, family life, jobs, and the overall community of Las Vegas, Nevada. He also discusses the military and the local airport.
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Kent (Tim) Hafen oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Kent (Tim) Hafen conducted by Gregory T. Hafen on March 04, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers the history and development of Pahrump, Nevada from 1951 to 1975. Kent discusses his relocation to Pahrump in 1951, after living in Mesquite, Nevada from 1932 to 1951. Kent talks of his experience as a local farmer.
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Sarah Haggerty and Lance Kirk oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Sarah Haggerty and Lance Kirk conducted by Claytee White on February 02, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In this interview Sarah Haggerty and Lance Kirk discuss moving to the John S. Park neighborhood and the community that exists there. They also talk about the demographics, crime, and infrastructure of the neighborhood.
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John Haines oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John Haines conducted by Thomas S. Hager on March 25, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Haines discusses moving to Reno, Nevada in 1931 and later to Tonopah, Nevada to be a card dealer. He describes building the Town Hall Casino, and explains how local troops stationed in Tonopah were the customer base until the bombings in Japan during the end of WWII. Lastly, Haines discusses his employment at the Frontier Club, mobster Bugsy Siegel, and how the mob influenced the gaming industry.
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Dr. Blair Hale oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Blair Hale conducted by Emily Powers on June 16, 2008 for the Heart to Heart Oral History Project. Hale discusses practicing dentistry in Las Vegas, Nevada for over thirty years, teaching at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas dental clinic one day a week, and the future of health care in Las Vegas.
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Juanice Rankin Ebarb oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Juanice Rankin Ebarb conducted by Angie DeLong and Nina Wolters on April 25, 2007 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. Ebarb begins her interview by reminding her interviewers that they had attended school together. She then talks about her family's move to Blue Diamond Village in 1944 after her father found work at the gypsum board plant. She then talks about her family, particularly her older brother Meredith and younger brother Wayne, and their home in the Village. In conversation with her interviewers, she recalls growing up in the Village, playing at the park and community pool, and attending school. She also comments on many of the Village residents. Lastly, she describes her marriage and her brothers' employment at the gypsum board plant.
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Alvin Einberger oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Alvin Einberger conducted by David G. Schwartz on February 08, 2007 for the Remembering Jay Sarno Oral History Interviews. In this interview, Einberger discusses the life of Jay Sarno. He recalls his experiences with Sarno and tells stories about Sarnos’ career in the gaming industry. Lastly, Einberger discusses the opening of Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1966.
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