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Interview with Charles Costa, February 13, 2009

Date

2009-02-13

Description

Narrator affiliation: Public Health Service (USPHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Test Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Rosamond McDougal interview, February 14, 1979: transcript

Date

1979-02-14

Description

On February 14, 1979, Concepcion Fernandez interviewed Rosamond McDougal (born in Texas) about her life as a teacher in Las Vegas. McDougal speaks primarily about her time as a teacher in the Clark County School District, her unique class setup and the district’s changes. Moreover, McDougal speaks about the growing number of students and teachers, the superintendent’s role in bond issues, the courses offered, racial integration in the school district (and the casinos), and the building of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. McDougal gives personal anecdotes about her family, her husband’s job at the Atomic Test Site and her time as an organ player in churches around the city. Lastly, she talks about recreational activities, Helldorado, the casinos and department stores.

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Photograph of Shallenberger ranch house, White Pine (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Archival Collection

Description

Jake Shallenberger owned a ranch in White Pine County approximately during the 1870s to 1890s. Original description: "Old Shallenberger ranch house after many years of disuse."

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Photograph of Shirley Wengert, circa 1940

Date

1939 to 1941

Archival Collection

Description

Shirley Wengert posing in front of a house. Here she is estimated to be around five years old. She is wearing a dark dress with bows on her dress and in her hair.

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M&M sign at Showcase Mall, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-11-08

Description

Commercial signage and use of neon has become more expressive over the years in Las Vegas including this M&M's themed sign at Showcase Mall on the Las Vegas Strip.

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