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Las Vegas Stadium site pre-construction, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-10

Description

Polaris Avenue is slated to see monumental change in the coming years as the Las Vegas Stadium project is slated for its east side.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes under the second XF-11, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Howard Hughes prior to test-piloting the second XF-11 prototype, a duplicate of the plane which crashed on July 7 the previous year.

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Black-and-white photograph of Harold Stocker with family, Los Angeles, 1906

Date

1906

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of Oscar Stocker, Harold Stocker (6 years old), Lester Stocker, and Clarence Stocker in Los Angeles, California.

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Dr. William S. "Doc" Park, Rotary Club President, 1929-1930, document 2 of 2

Date

1929 to 1930

Archival Collection

Description

Short biography on Dr. William S. "Doc" Park, President during the years 1929-1930. Continued from man000118.

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Transcript of interview with Dennis Wilson by Lisa Gioia-Acres, October 12, 2010

Date

2007-10-12

Description

Dennis Wilson an experienced musician was born in Arabi, Louisiana in 1951. His parents both served in the Marine Corps. Dennis started playing the clarinet in the 4th grade but he did not stop there by the time he was in college he could play the alto saxophone, flute, and clarinet. He received a scholarship to Loyola University in New Orleans. The first introduction to Las Vegas was in 1971. At this time Dennis played for Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders traveling all around the United States with the band. In 1979 Dennis moved back to Las Vegas after a short stay in New Orleans. On his return to Las Vegas Dennis recalls his experiences playing with relief bands and performing weekly at Stardust, Dunes, Flamingo, Tropicana, Sands and Caesars. Dennis recalls what it was like working in Las Vegas and the rigorous schedule of a musician. Dennis has had a successful carrier as a musician he went on to play for Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick traveling the world. He then settled back in Vegas working on prominent shows such as Avenue Q, Spamalot, and Phantom of the Opera. Dennis still resides in Las Vegas and is now a paraprofessional at Johnson Junior High.

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Law School Hearings and Subcommittee on Education Hearings: minutes

Date

1973

Archival Collection

Description

Folder from the John Vergiels Political Papers (MS-00283).

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