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José Luis Gutiérrez oral history interview
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Oral history interview with José Luis Gutiérrez conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón and Barbara Tabach on October 1, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Also present during this interview is José’s close friend Sergio Salgado, who was interviewed separately for the Latinx Voices project in 2018.
José discusses his early life growing up in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and his migration to Tijuana and then Santa Barbara, California as a teenager. He talks about his restaurant employment history both in California and in Las Vegas, including his time working at the Jolly Parrot, the Dunes Hotel and Casino, and his own eatery: Tortilleria Los Arcos.
Subjects discussed include: Tortilleria Los Arcos; Club Social Mexicano.
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Slide of neon signs on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1980s
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Film transparency of people on a stagecoach in Death Valley, California, circa 1942 to 1955
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Slide of the neon signs for the Sage Theatre and other establishments on Bridge Street, Winnemucca, Nevada, 1986
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Promotional materials, 1942-1984
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The promotional materials series (1942-1984) consists of ephemera such as dice and playing cards, menus, magazines, an audit report, and programs and press materials, as well as correspondence, invoices, legal documents, and clippings about the Perfect 11 Contest.
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Collection Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection
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