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Philip Murphy oral history interview
Identifier
OH-03284
Abstract
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
Elsie Whipple oral history interview
Identifier
OH-01964
Abstract
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
Crowd watching performaces at Gay Pride, image 001: photographic print
Date
1998-04-25
Archival Collection
Description
Gay Pride 1998 at Sunset Park. Photographer: Dennis McBride. (4-25-98)
Image
Dorothy Keefe oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00990
Abstract
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
Cindy Baca oral history interview
Identifier
OH-03619
Abstract
Oral history interview with Cindy Baca conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 22, 2019 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project.
Cindy Baca, born and raised in Las Vegas, talks about her family and occupation as a librarian at Escobedo Middle School. Cindy's twin daughters were present and injured during the Route 91 Festival and October 1 shooting. She describes their experiences and the Random Acts of Kindness project she piloted at her school after the incident.
Archival Collection
Second Flex Lounge float in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print
Date
1999-05-08
Archival Collection
Description
Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride (5-8-99); Flex Lounge.
Image
Pride Pageant Royalty float in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print
Date
1999-05-08
Archival Collection
Description
Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. Pride Pageant Royalty.
Image
Lawrence Weekly oral history interview
Identifier
OH-01933
Abstract
Oral history interview with Lawrence Weekly conducted by Claytee D. White on April 22, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Lawrence Weekly discusses growing up on the Westside during the 1970s and 1980s, becoming a City Councilman starting in 1999, and becoming a Clark County Commission.
Archival Collection
Robert H. Barrett oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00165
Abstract
Oral history interview with Robert H. Barrett conducted by Robert B. Grzywacz on February 22, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Barrett discusses the history of early Las Vegas, Nevada in terms of prostitution, education, Carole Lombard's plane crash, and atomic testing at Yucca Flats, Nevada.
Archival Collection