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Video, Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial Day Observance at the Governor's Mansion, April 4, 2013
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Archival Collection
Description
Video recording of Yom Hashoah event held at the Governor's Mansion in Carson City, Nev.
Moving Image
Video, Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial Observance, Governor's Mansion, April 4, 2013
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Video recording of Yom Hashoah event held at the Governor's Mansion in Carson City, Nev.
Moving Image
Brochure for American Nevada Company, circa 2005
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Archival Collection
Description
The brochure describes the history of American Nevada Company, a real estate development firm. The company is based in Henderson, Nevada, and specializes in master planned communities and commercial real estate development.
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Audio clip from interview with Justice Michael Cherry, September 19, 2014
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Justice Michael Cherry on September 19, 2014. In this interview, Justice Cherry discusses connections with Jewish casino operators. He also talks about losing to, then representing, unions in court proceedings. He was later endorsed by the unions when he ran for office.
Sound
Audio clip from interview with Doug Unger, August 26, 2014
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Doug Unger on August 26, 2014. In this interview, Unger discusses how he acquired Supreme Mattress, a local mattress company that supplied mattresses to Strip casinos.
Sound
Audio clip from interview with Myra Berkovits, August 21, 2014
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Myra Berkovits on August 21, 2014. In this clip, Berkovits talks about her first home in Las Vegas, and a very helpful neighbor who helped her find employment as a teacher.
Sound
Audio clip from interview with Dorothy Eisenberg, October 23, 2014
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Dorothy Eisenberg on October 23, 2014. In this clip, Eisenberg discusses how she became involved with the Democratic party and the League of Women Voters in Las Vegas.
Sound
Contracts and accounting documents for Harold Minsky's burlesque shows, 1957-1959
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Archival Collection
Description
This group of documents includes the contract that brought Harold Minsky's burlesque show to the Dunes Hotel in 1957, and the cost of producing different versions of the show.
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Menu from the Mt. Charleston Ski-Bar Ranch, 1943-1945
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Archival Collection
Description
The menu features photographs of Bella Stern enjoying the property at Mt. Charleston.
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Chapter from autobiography by Bella Stern, 1980
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Archival Collection
Description
In this chapter, Stern describes her upbringing in Russia and fleeing to Poland. It is accompanied by a letter to the publishing company William Morrow.
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