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Audio clip from interview with Stanley Schwartz by Carol Schwartz, March 1, 1980

Date

1980-03-01

Description

Part of an interview with Stanley Schwartz on March 1, 1980. In this clip, Schwartz discusses moving to Las Vegas and working in the business district.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Max Goot by Charles Collins, March 22, 1976

Date

1976-03-22

Archival Collection

Description

Part of an interview with Max Goot on March 22, 1976. In this clip, Goot discusses moving to Nevada, life in Las Vegas, and his businesses.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Arne Rosencrantz by Barbara Tabach, February 18, 2015

Date

2015-02-18

Description

Part of an interview with Arne Rosencrantz on February 18, 2015. In this clip, Rosencrantz discusses his family heritage, childhood, and living in Las Vegas.

Sound

Audio clips from interview with Blaine Benedict, November 12, 2015

Date

2015-11-12

Description

In these clips, Blaine Benedict dicusses how his family came to live in Las Vegas, Nevada; his father's career in Las Vegas casinos; and working in the casinos as a youth.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Freddie Glusman, October 29, 2015

Date

2015-10-29

Description

In this clip Freddie Glusman discusses the restaurant he owned and his charitable giving over the years.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Michael S. Mack, May 20, 2015

Date

2016-05-20

Description

In this audio clip Michael S. Mack discusses his family history and how the Mack family came to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sound

Jimmy Lee oral history interview: transcript

Date

2021-05-25

Archival Collection

Description

Oral history interview with Jimmy Lee conducted by Vanessa Concepcion, Kristel Peralta, and Stefani Evans on May 25, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Jimmy shares his family's history as entertainers and producers in Korea and their migration to the United States when Jimmy was six years old. He talks about their move to Durham, North Carolina and their relocation to Las Vegas, his education, and his current business, mentorship, and philanthropic pursuits. Subjects discussed include: Arirang Sisters; Jo Mackey Sixth Grade Center; Nevada's tax structure; Commercial Center.

Text

Andres Dominguez oral history interview: transcript

Date

2019-02-11

Description

Oral history interview with Andres Dominguez conducted by Marcela Rodriguez Campo, Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez, and Barbara Tabach on February 11, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Dominguez discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up on the Eastside. He talks about the history of barbering in his family, and his path to becoming a barber. Dominguez describes the process of acquiring the barbershop at the El Cortez Hotel and Casino, and the significance of the location to his family. Lastly, Dominguez discusses his perspective on life, the importance of networking, and his decision in naming his shop Speakeasy Barbershop LV.

Text

Views of Union Plaza and the train tracks (day): video

Date

1987-12-01

Description

B-roll footage of Union Plaza during the day, the train tracks and Union Pacific trains; also shows three businessmen in suits walk up the stairs with the Plaza in the background, they point and look out towards the west/the trains, and then the walk back down the stairs. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From The Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

Moving Image

Photograph of Las Vegas Businessmen, Boulder City, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Black and white photograph of Las Vegas businessmen from six companies in Boulder City.

Image