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Dante's View at Death Valley, California: panoramic photograph, 1986 March 08

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Item

Archival Collection

Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00414
Collection Name: Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 22, Digital File 00

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WWH Hotel & Casino Timeshare: renderings of exterior building perspective, 2004

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Archival Collection

Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00910
Collection Name: Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Flat File 22, Digital File 00

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In an effort to put silver dollars in circulation in the Washington area and call attention to the importance of the metal to the nation, Howard Cannon pays his staff partly in “cartwheels”. Shown with Cannon are two of his office aides, Barbara Van Nostrand, left, and Judy Sedor: photographic print, approximately 1950 to 1983

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Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22

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Transcript of interview with Pamela Hicks by Elaine Broniecki, February 16, 1979

Date

1979-02-16

Description

On February 16, 1979, collector Elaine Broniecki, interviewed local Clark County School District teacher, Pamela Calos Hicks, (born in Dayton, Ohio, on November 23rd, 1946) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers Hicks’ recollections of Las Vegas from 1955 to 1979. Hicks’ also lists the addresses of where she has lived within Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Victor Givens by LeGary Stowers, March 15, 1981

Date

1981-03-15

Description

On March 15, 1981, LeGary Stowers interviewed Victor Givens (born 1958 in Las Vegas, Nevada) about his profession in the gaming industry, specifically as a table games dealer. Givens first talks about his family background and then talks about his educational, occupational, and residential histories. He then talks about the various qualities required of individuals who work in the casino industry, his beliefs regarding religion and gambling, and some of the motivations and goals that are present for those within the field of gaming.

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Dr. Nancy Leveque interview, July 3, 1975: transcript

Date

1975-07-03

Description

On July 3, 1975, Robin Wright interviewed Doctor Nancy Leveque (b. 1933 in Oak Park, Illinois) about her time living in Las Vegas, Nevada. The interview covers, among many wide-ranging topics, Leveque’s move to and away from Las Vegas, her career as a veterinarian, and the practice she and her then-husband built. Leveque also discusses how the city of Las Vegas has changed-environmentally and socially-, special interest groups and social activities, as well as natural phenomena. Throughout the course of the interview, Leveque provides anecdotes about prominent figures and old Las Vegas traditions, such as Helldorado.

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