On February 25 1979, collector, Carol A. Semendoff interviewed cashier, Marguerite Goldstein, (born on May 1925 in Oberlin, Kansas) in the library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. This interview covers early Las Vegas, from 1950 to 1979. Also included during this interview is discussion on local dignitaries, the growth of Las Vegas, gambling as the major industry in Las Vegas, Strip hotels, and housing developments.
Cloudrock Court winds its way through the upper section of the Ascaya luxury home lot development. Infrastructure for Ascaya, carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site. The development has begun selling lots and buildings are being constructed in the lower sections, but in the upper sections, like along Cloudrock Court, the infrastructure including power boxes, street lights, signs and mailboxes have all been installed.
Several organizations unite in solidarity to support the Frontier Strike in December 1990. Supporters holding signs, banners, and flags march and pose outside the Frontier. There are also photos of police officers and firemen outside the hotel. Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold is in multiple photos, posing with groups and individuals, shown on stage at a rally, and at a Christmas party. Also included in this folder are: photos of Frontier owners Margaret and Tom Elardi, a portable bathroom decorated with signs and a large rodent, and a clip from an article stating, "DESERT SOLIDARITY, OUR LINE IN THE SAND." Banners and signs in the photos read: "Aloha from Hawaii, local 5 here, Hawaii's people support Frontier Strike," "Frontier Hotel, on strike, Culinary Workers Union, Bartenders Union, Teamsters Union, Operating Engineers Union, Carpenters Union," "AFL-CIO Desert Solidarity," "We're here! Steelworkers district 39 sub-district 2," "Frontier unfair to Teamsters Local Union 995."Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
Photographer's notes: "Evening aerial view of the dam and bridge. Twelve tub (box) girders spanned the central pier caps of the bridge forming part of the substructure for the roadbed. Note: This photo was taken well after sunset and was only possible because of the state of digital technology in 2010." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
Photographer's notes: "Evening aerial view of the dam and bridge. Twelve tub (box) girders spanned the central pier caps of the bridge forming part of the substructure for the roadbed. Note: This photo was taken well after sunset and was only possible because of the state of digital technology in 2010." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge