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Report, Flood control in the Moapa Valley, circa 1934

Date

1934 (year approximate)

Description

Narrative describing the construction of a spillway in the Meadow Valley Wash by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

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Francis, Elizabeth A., 1931-

Elizabeth Francis (nee Knath), born in Laramie, Wyoming on November 12, 1931, was the fourth of nine children. The family then moved to Salem, Oregon and Francis attended high school there through her junior year. She finished high school in 1949 in Saratoga, Wyoming, becoming the first of her siblings to graduate.

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Transcript of interview with Irving Kirshbaum by Cheryl Rogers, February 23, 1979

Date

1979-02-23

Description

Interview with Irving Kirshbaum by Cheryl Rogers on February 23, 1979. In this interview, Kirshbaum discusses the Riviera Hotel where he began working in 1955. He also talks about the landscape of the Las Vegas Strip in the 1950s, and the state of gambling, comps, customer service, and dealer training. The interviewer asks about the treatment of minorities at the Riviera, and in Las Vegas generally, and the effect of corporate ownership on casinos.

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Interview with William Gus Flangas, November 12, 2004

Date

2004-11-12

Description

Narrator affiliation: Operations Division Manager & Vice President, REECo

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Interview with Peter Henry Zavattaro, May 31, 2005

Date

2005-05-31

Description

Narrator affiliation: General Manager, Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier Energy (EG&G)

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Interview with NDE Immersion Group, January 13, 2006

Date

2006-01-13

Description

Narrator affiliation: Peace Studies, Nevada Desert Experience

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