Oral history interview with Gloria E. Hernandez conducted by Nathalie Martinez, Maribel Estrada Calderon, and Rodrigo Vazquez on December 07, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Gloria E. Hernandez starts the interview by recalling her childhood and early years in Jalisco, Mexico. Hernandez relates her experiences during her immigration to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. Hernandez discusses her career and her first job in the hospitality industry at the Frontier Hotel and Casino. Gloria shares her role in the longest labor strike in United States history while she was working at the Frontier. Gloria talks about her membership and involvement in the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, primarily talking about her role as a union organizer.
Oral history interview with Jolie Brislin conducted by Barbara Tabach on April 21, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Brislin discusses her family background and upbringing in Redwood City, California. She remembers moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1991, her involvement in the Jewish community, and going on a trip to Israel. Brislin talks about joining the Anti-Defamation League, becoming the Regional Director of the organization in 2015, and her mentors at the time. Lastly, Brislin discusses the rise of hate acts towards minority groups across the country, and the issue of cyber-bullying.
The Frehner family portrait, taken circa 1913 at their first home on the farm in St. Thomas, Nevada. Pictured L-R back row: Harry, Harvey, Isabel, Wallace. Center: Ethel, Ida, Edith. Front row: Albert with Leo, Merle, Mon with Roxie before Viv's time.
Oral history interview with Ora Bland conducted by Claytee D. White on March 04, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Ora Bland speaks to what she knew of her husband's secretive work at Area 51 of the Nevada Test Site, businesses in the Westside community, and her work in the downtown Las Vegas post office. In addition to her life experiences, Ora shares her thoughts on her community, the state of homelessness that many experience in her surrounding neighborhood, and her activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Portrait of the Stewart family at Las Vegas ranch. In front of the wall, from left to right, Frank Stewart (Helen Stewart's second husband), Helen Stewart, Evaline (Eva) Stewart, and Eliza (Tiza) Stewart holding a cat. Crouched on the wall, from left to right, Will Stewart and Hiram Stewart. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)