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Photograph of Ron Lurie with Yoshiro Hayashi, October 1, 1982
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Label on back: Meeting with Japanese officials regarding financing for high speed train, October 1, 1982, Key Presentation by Commissioner Ron Lurie to Yoshiro Hayashi, Member - House of Representatives
Photograph of Ron Lurie with Yoshiro Hayashi, October 1, 1982
Description
Label on back: Meeting with Japanese officials regarding financing for high speed train, October 1, 1982, Key Presentation by Commissioner Ron Lurie to Yoshiro Hayashi, Member - House of Representatives
Theodore Parsons' business card for Ted Parsons Agency Incorporated in Garland, Texas, image 002
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Florence-Goldfield Mining Company bills and receipts, 1912 to 1918
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Scope and Contents
The Florence-Goldfield Mining Company Series comprises the financial records of the company dating from 1912 to 1918. The series contains primarily bills and receipts associated with purchases from various businesses located in Goldfield and elsewhere including: Nevada-California Power, Al Mills-General Blacksmithing, Wood and Sullivan Hardware, Verdi Lumber Company, Ferry's Transfer Company, and the Union Drayage Company.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection on Nevada Mining
Box/Folder: Box 03
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Elgin Holbert Jr. oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elgin Holbert Jr. conducted by Claytee D. White on April 28, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Elgin Holbert Jr. discusses growing up in the Westside community of Las Vegas, the activities he participated in as a child, community leaders he admired, and his observations of mixed family life (as his father was Black and his mother was white). Elgin also speaks of his work as a Red Cap on the Union Pacific Railroad (UPR), his time at Nevada Power, and his experience dealing cards at various Las Vegas casinos including the Riviera Hotel and Casino (for 15 years), the Tropicana Las Vegas (for 15 years), and the Treasure Island Hotel (for 20 years).
Subjects discussed include: Viola Cunningham; Union Pacific Railroad; Riviera Hotel and Casino; Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel Casino; Treasure Island Hotel; Cotton Bowl; Jimmy Gay; Jefferson Recreational Center; and Eleanor Walker
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