Interviewed by Dennis McBride; work with National Park Service including time at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area
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On February 8, 1977, Mark Lucas interviewed Edmund “Ed” Fleming (born 1915 in Virginia, Minnesota) about his experience in Southern Nevada. Fleming first talks about his moves to and from Nevada before describing the mining practices within the small towns in Southern Nevada. He also talks about his experience as a teacher in Pahrump and Goodsprings and his eventual move to Las Vegas, where he continued in the educational field. Fleming also talks about religion, transportation, funding for education, inflation, and cultural arts as they all relate to Las Vegas.
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Vassili greeting Mr. and Mrs. William Shapiro at his art exhibit in the Gold Room at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Vassili Sulich greeting Mr. & Mrs. William Shapiro at his art exhibit - Gold Room, Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Jan 27. (Mrs. Shapiro behind Vassili). Others l. to. r. : Mrs. Maury Stevens, Mrs. Preston Feinberg, Maury Stevens, Mrs. Q. E. Fortier. (Maury Stevens is editor and publisher of Las Vegas Life Magazine). Preston Fienberg is exec. V. P. of Tropicana. Mrs. Fortier is wife of Dr. Q. E. Fortier, owner of Women's Hospital (L.V.) and one of the nations leading gynecologists, former prof. of anatomy at Univ. of Minn. and Colonel in Air Force attached to Nellis Air Force (L.V.). He also was called in on the recent tragedy of the Apollo at Cape Kennedy; he flew out the same day, Jan 27th."
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