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Tim Wagner oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Tim Wagner conducted by Melvin Carver on February 23, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Wagner discusses his educational background, occupational history, and his impressions of Las Vegas, Nevada when he arrived in 1952.
Archival Collection
Larry L. Woodrum oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Larry Woodrum conducted by Janet Farley on February 15, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Woodrum discusses banking in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Crowd watching performaces at Gay Pride, image 005: photographic print
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Crowd watching performaces at Gay Pride, image 006: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Eagle/Tropical Island booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Odell Jordan oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Odell Jordan conducted by Stephen Motley on March 15, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Jordan discusses his job history and the early hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. He specifically talks about his life as a hotelman and job as a health inspector.
Archival Collection
Elizabeth Kelly oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elizabeth Kelly conducted by Jeff DeLoca on April 02, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Kelly discusses arriving to Southern Nevada from Scotland in the 1920’s. Kelly also talks about early life in Las Vegas, Nevada and the growth of the city.
Archival Collection
Washington's birthday at the Hotel Atlas, menu, Friday, February 22, 1901
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Vivian Harwell oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Vivian Harwell conducted by Pamela Atkins on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In her interview Harwell discusses life in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses gaming, atomic testing, and politics.
Archival Collection
