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Photograph of Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Archival Collection
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Inside the Desert Torah Academy on the Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive.
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Photograph of Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Archival Collection
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Inside the Desert Torah Academy on the Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive.
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Philip Murphy oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Philip Murphy conducted by Stephen Johnson on January 22, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Murphy shares his memories of growing up in St. Thomas, Nevada. He also talks about the growth of Southern Nevada as people moved towards the west.
Archival Collection
Dorothy Keefe oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dorothy Keefe conducted by an unidentified interviewer on February 22, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Keefe explains how she first moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931 to work as a school teacher at Fifth Street School. She briefly discusses environmental and weather changes in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
#71259: Sean Clark, associate dean for research and sponsored projects on November 22, 2016, 2016 November 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
Archival Component
Joyce Moore oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Joyce Moore conducted by Claytee D. White on January 22, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Moore discusses her early life growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and attending Rancho High School with her brother. She also talks about how Las Vegas changed as she grew older.
Archival Collection
Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), sections details, May 22, 1963
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Archival Collection
Description
Plans for hotel room and public area additions for the Hacienda from 1963-1965. Includes interior and exterior sections. J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers; Harold L. Epstein and Associates, structural engineers; W. L. Donley and Associates, mechanical engineers.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Samuel Smith oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Samuel Smith conducted by Claytee White on June 17, 2011 and June 22, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Smith discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978 and working as a fire inspector until he retired in 2003. He also discusses organizing free reading and math classes to help people prepare for the firefighter exam.
Archival Collection
Elsie Whipple oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elsie Whipple conducted by Hugo A. Cascos Jr. on March 22, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Whipple discusses Southern Nevada history and recalls the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam. Whipple also recalls the first hotels and casinos to open on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip, and her work as a missionary with the Mormon Church.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Shelby Ostensen and Mrs. Lois Craig, Las Vegas, November 22, 1964
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Archival Collection
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