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Photograph of a Shell Gasoline station, Boulder City, Nevada, circa early 1950s

Date

1942 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

The Shell Gasoline station in Boulder City, Nevada.

Image

Park City Fire Station: addition and remodel, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Alton Dean Jensen Architectural Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00843
Collection Name: Alton Dean Jensen Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 166

Archival Component

Salt Lake City Employee's Credit Union, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Alton Dean Jensen Architectural Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00843
Collection Name: Alton Dean Jensen Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 184

Archival Component

Photographs of Sawyers with others for holidays, Carson City (Nev.), 1959-1967

Date

1959 to 1967

Description

Holiday visitors from Mexico City to Las Vegas. Identified from left to right: 1. Governor Sawyer, 2. Mrs. Bette Sawyer, 3. Edward Elias, 4. Angela Linares, 5. Warden Fogilania. Inscription with photo reads: "Mother of Las Vegas slayer [virled] from Mexico City - wish granted by Mexican Govt. on T.V. program to Nev." (handwritten inscription)

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"Talking Stories: A Panel of the City of Las Vegas AAPI Committee" panel discussion

Identifier

OH-03902

Abstract

This Asian American and Pacific Islander Day panel discussion, "Talking Stories: A Panel of the City of Las Vegas AAPI Committee," features six panelists and was moderated by Allycia B. Murphy, Deputy City Attorney, Office of the City Attorney, Criminal Division. Panelists include Cynthia Leung, Chief Judge for Las Vegas Municipal Court; Jennifer Rabanes, Recreation Coordinator at Centennial Hills Active Adult Center; Patricia Cabrera, Enterprise Records Officer, City Clerk's office; Joey Boquecosa, Equipment Operator, Public Works Department; Natasha Shahani, Senior Public Information Officer; and Gai Phanalasy, Multimedia Production Specialist. The panel was held at Las Vegas City Hall on May 11, 2023, following Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman's declaration of May 11, 2023, as "Asian American and Pacific Islander Day." Anticipating the proclamation, the City's AAPI employees formed the City of Las Vegas AAPI Committee to organize the City's first AAPI Appreciation Day at City Hall. The Committee invited several local AAPI performers, organizations, and social, cultural, and advocacy groups to celebrate, honor, and recognize the City's AAPI employees across all departments.

Archival Collection

Slide of the neon sign for the Star View Motel, Boulder City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for the Star View Motel in Boulder City. Site Name: Star View Motel (Boulder City, Nev.)

Image

Slide of the neon signs for the Coffee Cup Cafe, Boulder City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon signs for the Coffee Cup Cafe in Boulder City. Site Name: Coffee Cup Cafe (Boulder City, Nev.)

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Pearl Hughes oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00907

Abstract

Oral history interview with Pearl Hughes conducted by Katherine D. Beal on February 11, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Hughes discusses her family's early arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada after moving from Salinas, California. Her family then bought and operated a motel in North Las Vegas, Nevada between the late 1940s to 1950. Hughes also discusses the growth of the hotel and casino industry, city urban development, community interactions, Las Vegas, Nevada celebrities, atomic testing, and President John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a small structure in Lost City, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1930

Description

An unidentified woman standing beside a maze-like structure made of sand. Description given with photograph: "Rooms (house 47) Lost City"

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