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Pedestrian bridge on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-25

Description

Pedestrians use the walkway between The Cosmopolitan and Planet Hollywood hotel and casinos. Raising pedestrian traffic above The Strip has made it easier for auto traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard. It has also created a space for street performers and homeless to congregate.

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Pedestrian bridge on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-25

Description

Pedestrians use the walkway between The Cosmopolitan and Planet Hollywood hotel and casinos. Raising pedestrian traffic above The Strip has made it easier for auto traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard. It has also created a space for street performers and homeless to congregate.

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Pedestrian bridge on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-25

Description

Pedestrians use the walkway between The Cosmopolitan and Planet Hollywood hotel and casinos. Raising pedestrian traffic above The Strip has made it easier for auto traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard. It has also created a space for street performers and homeless to congregate.

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Marla Letizia oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02478

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marla Letizia conducted by Barbara Tabach on August 26, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Letizia discusses living in Las Vegas, Nevada since the age of two. She talks about her activity in the Jewish community, owning the Letizia Agency with her husband, and the mobile billboards business.

Archival Collection

Mindy Unger-Wadkins oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02479

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mindy Unger-Wadkins conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 28, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Unger-Wadkins discusses her childhood in Las Vegas, Nevada, working in Yucca Mountain, Nevada Power, land development with her brothers, and her leadership in the Jewish community.

Archival Collection

Collection on the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish Community

Identifier

MS-00426

Abstract

The Collection on the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish Community spans from 1964 to 2006 and is comprised of scrapbooks, genealogies, ephemera, and other material produced by or for the community. The Hadassah scrapbooks date from 1964 through 1971 and contain invitations, photographs, and records of events and fundraising efforts. Material related to various congregations includes bulletins, fliers, correspondence (form letters), photographs, newspaper clippings, and recorded media. The Jewish Genealogy Society records include bulletins, newsletters, and meeting agendas. Also included is a family genealogy.

Archival Collection

Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada

The Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada is a nonprofit organization that offers programs and activities that focus on Jewish culture, identity and values. It is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a partner of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.

Corporate Body

Photograph of Gilbert "Gil" Shaw, Henderson, Nevada, May 25, 2016

Date

2016-05-25

Description

Gilbert "Gil" Shaw in his Henderson home office. Retired from a military career with the US Navy and the US Coast Guard, Shaw photographed the construction of Congregation Ner Tamid facilities on Emerson Avenue and its current location at 55 N. Valle Verde Drive.

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