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Original townsite home, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2016-10-19
Archival Collection
Description
An original townsite home at 219 Pacific Avenue in downtown Henderson. Built in 1942, the house was designed as temporary housing for workers employed at the Basic Magnesium Inc. manufacturing facility constructed during World War II.
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Evolution of a Black Community in Las Vegas: 1905 - 1940
Date
1981
Description
Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald exploring the history of the black community in Las Vegas from its founding in 1905 through the 1930s.
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