Oral history interview with Louise McGuire conducted by Heidi Nickum on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, McGuire talks about the history of the Las Vegas police department and hotels since the 1950s in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Oral history interview with Donald Zeiter conducted by Robert Beasley on March 14, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Zeiter discusses construction in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Oral history interview with Bill Willard conducted by Perry Kaufman on June 04, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Willard discusses entertainment in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Oral history interview with James W. Ault conducted by Patricia K. Kohlman on November 06, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ault discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1940 to 1975 and his career as a railroad engineer.
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Oral history interview with Orpha Woods conducted by Louis H. Lindsay on February 23, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Woods discusses the history of Mesquite, Nevada.
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Oral history interview with Charles Adams (born 1930 in Juliet, Illinois) conducted by Robert Melcer on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The two discuss various topics, including Adams’s move to Southern Nevada, the growth of Las Vegas, the educational system, the growth of the English Department at the university, cultural and recreational activities for locals, raising a family in Las Vegas, and prostitution in Southern Nevada.
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Oral history interview with Dewey E. Freeman conducted by Christine Kurdriel on March 14, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Freeman discusses his history with Southern Nevada including Las Vegas, Paradise Valley, and Blue Diamond.
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Oral history interview with Ina Wood conducted by Ken Scarbrough on March 12, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In her interview, Wood details her and her husband's personal experiences living in Las Vegas, Nevada since moving to the city in 1954.
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Oral history interview with Edward Ferris conducted by Rafael Lara Jr. on March 16, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In his interview, Ferris discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada, the recession in 1952-1953, The Last Frontier hotel, and the growth of businesses, including his automotive business, and the Las Vegas, Nevada community.
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Oral history interview with Al Levy conducted by Cheryl Caples and Martha Zehnder on February 23, 1979 and March 8, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Levy discusses Las Vegas, Nevada history, notably Jewish discrimination in the city.
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