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Shelby Ostensen and Mrs. Lois Craig, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1964 November 22

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File

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North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00277
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 08

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Aquiles Garcia oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02250

Abstract

Oral history interview with Aquiles Garcia conducted by Claytee D. White on January 10 and February 20, 2015 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Garcia discusses the political atmosphere and risks of being gay in Juan Perón’s Argentina in the 1940s, Las Vegas, Nevada life in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and his dual Las Vegas careers as a dancer and a casino dealer throughout the second half of the twentieth century.

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Stella Champo Iaconis oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-02686

Abstract

Oral history interview with Stella Champo Iaconis conducted by Kay Long on May 14, 1997, May 21, 1997, May 26, 1997, and September 22, 1997 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Iaconis opens her interviews discussing her difficult upbringing and life on a ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada with her dad in the 1910s and 1920s. Iaconis then describes her experiences as a waitress in Las Vegas. As the interviews continue, Iaconis discusses Block 16 and sex work, the Helldorado Days, and life in 1930s Las Vegas. Iaconis ends the interview talking about her father and his career as a miner; her many husbands; and her personal history in Las Vegas.

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Silverbird Hotel: Las Vegas, Nevada, 1978 June 22; 1978 October 24

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Martin Stern Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00382
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: N/A

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Chapter #9 International Footprinters Association, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 1976 June 22

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North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00277
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 19

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Roberta Kane oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03238

Abstract

Oral history interview with Roberta Kane conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 6, 2017 and May 22, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Kane explains how she was the first born Jewish baby in Las Vegas, Nevada and her parents’ deep involvement with the Jewish community of the 1930s. She then talks about the formalization that occurred in the Jewish community with the building of Temple Beth Sholom. In a second session, Kane recalls the Wildcat Lair, a gathering spot of students from Las Vegas High School in the 1950s.

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Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 February 22

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UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

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Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 February 22

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UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 February 22

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UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Torah Tots preschool, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22

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UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

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