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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Memoriam, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

Memoriam lights honoring those who have passed as seen in the sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Memoriam, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

Memoriam lights honoring those who have passed as seen in the sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Ruth Moore Weaver oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01932

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruth Moore Weaver conducted by her grandson, Danny Weaver, on November 22, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Weaver begins by discussing her early life and family history. Weaver describes how Las Vegas, Nevada has developed and changed, as well her and her husband's participation in community organizations. She talks about her husband's jobs, how she prefers living in Southern Nevada compared to other areas, and segregation in the city. Weaver concludes by discussing why she prefers to live in Henderson, Nevada and the history of gambling in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Jessica Guiao oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03326

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jessica Guiao conducted by Grecia Lopez on November 22, 2022 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Guiao recalls her childhood in Hayward, California, and being raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She recalls not liking the climate of Nevada at first, and describes the friends she has made throughout her time in the city and the identity she has developed. Guiao discusses some of the pressures and stereotypes surrounding Asian Americans, such as what career path they should pursue or the aversion to embracing subcultures, and how she has consolidated her rebellion into her own identity. Throughout the interview, Guiao touches on other topics such as Filipino food, the long-standing history between Mexican and Filipino communities, Catholicism, goth culture, and anti-Asian hate and racism that she and her family has faced.

Archival Collection

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.

Archival Collection

Chart, revised charges to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, September 22, 1942

Date

1942-09-22

Archival Collection

Description

Chart showing revised charges to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company from the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the years 1939-1941 and the first nine months of 1942 based on projected and actual water consumption in Las Vegas.

Transcribed Notes: Auditor of Disbursements' Office, Omaha, Nebraska - September 22, 1942.

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Joan Swift oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01796

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Joan Swift conducted by Sue Peterson on March 18, 2004, March 25, 2004, and June 22, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Swift discusses life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1940s and 1950s. Swift begins the interview by describing her upbringing in the Basic townsite and Boulder City, Nevada, attending Basic High School, and life in Southern Nevada during World War II. She then discusses working in the Clark County Recorder's office, explaining her job duties and what function the office served for the county. Swift continues, talking about recreation activities at the time, including visiting the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and the Helldorado Parades. Swift discusses nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site and her career as the Clark County recorder. Lastly, she describes her thoughts on the future of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

UNLV History 117: Nevada History Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00054

Abstract

The UNLV History 117: Nevada History Photograph Collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides of Las Vegas and Boulder City, Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1959. These images were collected by students for University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) professor Ralph Roske’s class, History 117: Nevada History. The images primarily depict Las Vegas in the 1950s with people posing in front of and inside the El Rancho Vegas and the Last Frontier Village, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Joe E. Lewis, and Paul Newman. Earlier photographs from the 1920s include businesses, such as fireproofing stores, and significant individuals such as Ed W. Clark. Lastly, it contains two photographs of the Boulder City Airport.

Archival Collection

Nanyu Tomiyasu oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00743

Abstract

Oral history interview with Nanyu Tomiyasu conducted by Andrew Russell on March 22, 1987. In this interview, Tomiyasu discusses his father's large-scale commercial farm in Las Vegas, Nevada and the amount of produce the farm produced through the 1920s. He expands on the impact of the 1922 railroad strike, particularly in regard to the Japanese population in the city. He recounts the general lack of discrimination and segregation against Japanese residents in Las Vegas, how Japanese families integrated with the community and how they maintained their cultural traditions. Later, he begins to discuss the impact of World War II on Japanese in the people living in the western states, Las Vegas' response to its Japanese residents, and how relocation and internment impacted families.

Archival Collection

Norma and Gil Schwartz oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03242

Abstract

Oral history interview with Norma and Gil Schwartz conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee White on September 22, 2017, October 04, 2017, and February 14, 2018 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the three interviews, the couple describes Gil’s leadership in the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), properties that he’s built and developed, and purchasing blueprints of un(der)developed parcels in Las Vegas, Nevada on behalf of Howard Hughes's land agent, J. Herbert Nall.

Archival Collection