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Transcript of interview with Patricia Mulroy by Claytee White, November 18, 2013

Date

2013-11-18

Description

Patricia Mulroy served Las Vegas as the general manager of the Las Vegas Valley Water District from 1989 to 2014. She served the state of Nevada as the general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority from 1993 to 2014. Patricia helped to build the Authority, and saw the state through the devastating drought of the Colorado River. Patricia was born in Frankfurt, Germany on February 24, 1953. As a young girl, she lived in several different countries, but always felt that the United States was her home. Her experiences abroad led her to develop a fascination with government work and state service. She arrived in Nevada in 1974 to attend UNLV. In 1989, Patricia became the general manager of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. She entered the field at a tumultuous time, facing the drought of the Colorado River and tension within the districts. She pioneered the Water Authority, which revolutionized southern Nevada’s water rights system and allowed the districts to deal with the is

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Photograph of Harold Stocker with his family, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1903

Date

1903-07-28

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of Clarence Stocker, Mayme Stocker, Harold Stocker (3 years old), Lester Stocker, and Aunt Hattie (Harold's father's oldest sister) in Reading, Pennsylvania.

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Photograph of people outside, (Nev.), approximately 1900-1950

Date

1900 to 1950

Description

Group poses outdoors "at Charles Freeland's house." Identified from left to right: Oscar Stocker, Harold (10 years old), Aunt Lilly Newton, Jack Kramer (on burro) & Mayme."

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Postcard of gambling scene while man flirts with woman, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard illustrating a man playing poker while holding a woman's hand with the caption, "If I'd Have Held This Hand Ten Years Ago-I'd Have A------'Full House' Now!" Inscription on back.

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Transcript of interview with Lorna Kesterson by James M. Greene, October 18, 1974

Date

1974-10-18

Description

On October 18, 1974, James M. Greene interviewed news editor, Lorna Kesterson (born December 30th, 1925 in St. George, Utah) in her office in Henderson, Nevada. The two discuss Kesterson’s work in news editing as well as her original reasons for moving to Nevada. They also discuss teenage social life of Boulder city, during the 1940s.

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14th Anniversary Issue of the Sands Times from the Sands Hotel and Casino, December 1966

Date

1966-12

Description

The 14th anniversary issue of the Sands Times magazine from the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Articles written in the magazine describe various events held at the Sands, entertainment news, and celebrity appearances.

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Photograph of Assemblywoman Eileen Brookman, April 14, 1982

Date

1982-04-14

Archival Collection

Description

A portrait of Nevada Assemblywoman Eileen Brookman. The photograph was taken on April 14, 1982 by Patricia Mortati. Location is unspecified. Eileen Brookman was born in 1921 and passed away in 2004. She served 16 years in Nevada Legislature.

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11th Anniversary Issue of the Sands Times magazine from the Sands Hotel and Casino, December 1963

Date

1963-12

Description

The 11th anniversary issue of the Sands Times from the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlines in the magazine include: "If It Happens in Vegas It's Usually at the Exciting Sands Hotel", "Sands Casino Execs - The Friendliest", "Hosts in Las Vegas!", "New Faces in Sands Family of Stars", "Sands - Grounds for Marriage", "Sands is Convention Executive Center", "Sands Conventions", and "Sands Guests".

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Transcript of interview with John Graves by Hank Baran, March 1, 1987

Date

1987-03-01

Description

On March 1, 1987, Hank Baran interviewed John Graves (born February 21st, 1938 in San Diego, California). This interview covers the gaming industry overall, and also highlights, women in gaming, more specifically. Mr. Graves also discusses the hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, McCarran Airfield, and golfing in Southern Nevada.

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Photograph of Miranda Rosen in Washington, D. C., 2016

Date

2016

Description

Miranda Rosen, a mentee of Senator Valerie Wiener (retired), traveled to Washington, D.C., during her junior year at Princeton University in 2016, to demonstrate her support for women?s rights. The sign reads: "Women's rights are human rights."

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