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William French oral history interview
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Oral history interview with William French conducted by Connie Degernes on November 18, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. French discusses life living near Boulder (Hoover) Dam in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Chester Lockwood oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Chester Lockwood conducted by James R. Crevelt Jr. on April 25, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Lockwood talks about his early life and discusses hotel development and culture in early Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Tad Porter oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Tad Porter conducted by Joseph H. Cutchin III on October 17, 1972 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Porter discusses his early life and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1939. He remembers the Carole Lombard plane crash accident, the construction of Hoover Dam, and social changes in Las Vegas since the 1940s.
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Roosevelt Toston oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Roosevelt Toston conducted by Chanelle Pickens on October 19, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Toston discusses his career in broadcast journalism in the Las Vegas, Nevada market and then at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
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Ray Johnson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ray Johnson conducted by Rick Stern on October 03, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Johnson discusses moving to Nevada and his different residences. Johnson then goes on to talk about his occupational history.
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Dennis Myers oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dennis Myers conducted by Dennis McBride on March 23, 2005 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Myers discusses meeting former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, Fred S. Alward. Myers talks about the public's speculation surrounding Alward's sexual orientation and the impact that had on his career.
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Simeon Holloway oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Simeon Holloway conducted by Claytee D. White on April 18, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview Simeon Holloway describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada after pursing an acting career in Los Angeles, California. He also talks about his friendship with composer and fellow Kappa Alpha Psi brother, Jester Hairston. He also discusses being active in the church and being a successful investor in the real estate market.
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Leo Dunbar oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Leo Dunbar conducted by Jim Maxon on May 28, 1985 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Dunbar discusses his life as a Boulder City, Nevada native.
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George Dickerson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with George Dickerson conducted by Perry Kaufman on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Dickerson shares his impressions of Las Vegas, Nevada from when he first visited in the 1940s. Dickerson also discusses practicing law in Las Vegas and the development of the profession throughout the years.
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Bob E. Favor oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Bob E. Favor conducted by Paul Ortiz on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Favor discusses moving to Nevada in 1952 after his military service. Favor then discusses his various careers in Nevada including accounting and self-employment.
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