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Transcript of interview with Margaret Price by Joanne Goodwin, March 5, 1997
Date
1997-03-05
Archival Collection
Description
When farm-girl-turned-waitress, Margaret "Maggie" Price, came to Las Vegas from Ohio in 1950 with her husband, Francis "Frank" Price, she had no idea what was in store for her in the hot desert oasis. Maggie's career spanned a period of historical transformation in Las Vegas when Downtown was becoming overshadowed by the development on the Las Vegas Strip. Vaudeville and striptease acts were still alive, but the arrival of big-named acts, such as the Rat Pack, Barbara Streisand, and the King himself, Elvis Presley, were just beginning to take the lead. Organized crime was still a prominent part of the culture and brothels still operated somewhat openly. The three decades Maggie and Frank worked in Las Vegas provided them with front-row seats for the birth, transformation, and occasional death of numerous casinos, including the Sahara, the Flamingo, the Sands, the Dunes, the Tropicana, and the International. Initially going to work as a waitress at the El Rancho Vegas, Maggie
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Florence Lee Jones and John Cahlan Papers
Identifier
MS-00200
Abstract
The Florence Lee Jones and John Cahlan Papers (1929-1983) contain material created by the couple related to their work at the
Archival Collection
Book, The Marshall Plan, by Jack Sheehan, 2013
Date
2013
Description
Art Marshall is one of the founders of the Marshall-Rousso chain of women's dress shops that started in casinos in Las Vegas. He is also a banker, a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission, is active in the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, is an art collector, and is a philanthopist, especially for Jewish faith-based causes and for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Interview with John S. Coogan, May 1, 2008
Date
2008-05-01
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Health Physicist, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo), Public Health Service (USPHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Interview with Charles McWilliam, January 11, 2005
Date
2005-01-11
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Engineer; Administrator, U.S. Department of Energy
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Interview with Helen Marguerite (Troester) Draper, June 24, 2004
Date
2004-06-24
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Paymaster, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)
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Interview with Barbara Germain Killian, September 20, 2005
Date
2005-09-20
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Los Alamos National Laboratory
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