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Telegram from William H. Comstock (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), July 30, 1919

Date

1919-07-30

Archival Collection

Description

Request to shut off water to the ice plant or the town while passenger trains are being filled, owing to low water pressure causing departure delays.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in City Hall, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Typed description on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes and party being welcomed at City Hall. Hughes being greeted by Jesse Jones. 7/15/38."

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"And Justice for All: Part II": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Native Americans being robbed/exterminated

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Photograph of Cord house, Fish Lake Valley (Nev.), 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Cord house being moved at Fish Lake Valley. It is unclear if the house is being moved to or from that site to another location.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, July 19, 1950

Date

1950-07-19

Archival Collection

Description

Folger reporting that he attended a meeting on possible revisions to a water restrictions ordinance, and that he spoke in opposition to it being repealed.

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Testimony by Shelley Bristol for National Association for People with AIDS, February 1994

Date

1994-02

Archival Collection

Description

Transcript of testimony given by Shelley Bristol in which she discusses her lifestyle as a legal prostitute, her relationships, and being tested regularly for HIV.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes being served by an unidentified man.

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Film transparency showing Hoover Dam, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

A view of equipment being lowered into Hoover Dam.

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Film transparency of guests playing a game of Craps, Las Vegas, circa 1930-1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Picture of a game of craps being played by guests.

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Transcript of interview with Jacque Dvorak by Barbara Tabach, March 09, 2017

Date

2017-03-09

Description

Jacque Dvorak was born in London, England, in 1944. Two years later, her family immigrated to Canada and then in 1953 they fulfilled their dreams to reside in the United States. The Dvorak family settled in Long Beach, California where Jacque?s brother was born. In 1957, the Dvorak family relocated to Las Vegas when Jacque?s father, Sam, opened a 24-hour barbeque restaurant in Market Town with his brother Harry. While growing up in California, Jacque enjoyed dancing and being on stage. She found herself drawn to performance much like her mother, Irene, who was an entertainer in Great Britain. This enthusiasm served her well in her future retail career which included the opening of the MGM. Jacque attended Las Vegas High School and graduated in 1962. Taking full advantage of being a teenager in Las Vegas, Jacque remembers the days when the need to lock your doors didn't? exist. Though, Jacque describes being keenly aware of being Jewish and forming strong bonds within the Jewish community through BBYO and other Jewish organizations. She also recalls protesting during school prayer recitations in the 1960s. In this interview Jacque gives an insider?s perspective of growing up in Las Vegas and Jewish life in the city. Her stories range from tales of teenage fun to dealing with modern anti-Semitism in Las Vegas to the joy she has found in friendships in the community. Jacque has two children, Harry Fagel and Lisa Sokoloski.

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