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Bunny Harris oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Bunny Harris conducted by Kenneth P. Young on February 28, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project. This interview offers an overview of the history of Las Vegas, including transportation, mining, farming, ranching, and housing. During the interview, Mrs. Bunny Harris discusses the Elks Club, Cashman Field, McCarran Airport, Howard Hughes and Nellis Air Force Base.
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LaVerne A. Reid oral history interview
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Oral history interview with LaVerne A. Reid conducted by her daughter, Nancy Ann Reid, on March 13, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Reid describes her early life living in Bunkerville, Nevada and the town's history.
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Ava Carino oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ava Carino conducted by Isabelle Rice on November 20, 2021 for the Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Carino recalls their experience as a Filipino American growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. They discuss working in the gaming industry, past traumatic experiences, and their family's immigration story. Please note the following disclaimer: This interview contains language or content that some may find offensive or triggering. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.
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Linda Hartley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Linda Hartley conducted by Pauline Marchese on March 10, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview, the two discuss Hartley’s personal history, such as schools that she had attended and her recollection of local recreational activities. The two go on to talk about changes in crime, the environment, and briefly discuss a variety of issues at the time, including: segregated schools, prostitution, and effects of the Nevada Test Site.
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C.E. Hansley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with C.E. Hansley conducted by George Whitehair on May 27, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In his interview Hansley discusses moving to Nevada in the mid 1950s and mining in Tonopah, Nevada. He also discusses the changes he has seen in Nevada infrastructure.
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John E. Fulner oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John Fulner conducted by Leonard Jones on March 28, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fulner discusses the history of Southern Nevada.
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Mildred Kine oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mildred Kine conducted by Blanche Uehling on April 07, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas.
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Olga Zampini oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Olga Zampini conducted by Kevin Williams on February 13, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Zampini discusses Las Vegas, Nevada history.
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Las Vegas Gay Archives of the UNLV Lied Library Special Collections Department booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews
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The History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews (approximately 2012-2013) were conducted by Elwood L. Smith and John Kasinger and used for their published work, "Nevada EMS: A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada." The interviews were gathered by individuals, groups, and sometimes generations of emergency medical personnel working in the state of Nevada. Every county in the state is represented in the interviews.
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