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Soccer players from two of the sixteen teams comprising the Hispanic Soccer League compete, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Shown here are players from two of the sixteen teams comprising the Hispanic Soccer League. The teams play each Sunday during a six month season. Teams are make up of Hispanics from Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, South America, and native Las Vegas. The games have become a family affair and each Sunday you can find families with their picnic baskets out watching their favorites and socializing.
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Map and operational diagram, lower Colorado River, Lees Ferry to Gulf of California, May 1957
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Moore, Patricia, 1915-1993
Patricia D. Mills was born on March 17, 1915 to Gertrude and William Porter Mills in New Mexico. She married William J. Moore and they later settled in Las Vegas, Nevada. Patricia Moore passed away on December 17, 1993.
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Meli Calvo Pulido oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Meli Calvo Pulido conducted by Laurents Banuelos on November 13, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Pulido discusses her early life in Tijuana, Mexico and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the mid-1970s. She talks about the challenges she faced as an English as a Second Language (ESL) student, and assisting her parents who did not speak English fluently. Lastly, Pulido describes volunteering for the non-profit organization Project 150, the work the organization does for homeless youth in Las Vegas, and assisting underprivileged students.
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Farish, Fred G.
"Fred G. Farish was a mining engineer who documented his travels as a mine inspector in the western United States and Mexico in photograph albums showing mines and living conditions for miners between 1900 and 1922."
Inventory of the Fred G. Farish photograph albums, 1894-1922
http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah01052.xml
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Vazquez, Rodrigo, 1992-
Rodrigo was raised in a mix-status Mexican family. He was born in Mexico and immigrated at age three. He became a citizen of the U.S. when he was in 8th grade. He is a grad student who has been a student worker on the Latinx Voices project since its inception in 2018.
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Tom Hawley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Tom Hawley conducted by Claytee D. White and Su Kim Chung on September 21, 2021 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.
Tom Hawley was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, but found home in Las Vegas, Nevada where his father worked as a professional musician. A local historian and TV reporter from a helicopter, Hawley reported the traffic and contributed local stories of great interest. After radio and TV jobs in the mid-1980s, Tom began reporting in 1988 and joined the News 3 team in 1995. Outside of the workplace, he enjoyed classical music and hiking. He played with the Henderson Symphony where his instrument was the string bass. Hiking has taken him to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and to the apex of Mount Charleston. Three weeks after the conclusion of this interview, Tom Hawley passed away after his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 60 years old.
Subjects discussed include: Star Policy; Production Shows; KUNV; Bob Stoldal; Henderson Symphony.
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Kelly Benavidez oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Kelly Benavidez conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón on January 29, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez also participates in the questioning. Kelly Benavidez is originally from San Francisco, California. Benavidez arrived in Las Vegas after her family spent two years in Mexico so her and her brother could learn Spanish. Benavidez and her family have remained in Las Vegas ever since. Kelly attended Area Technical Trade School for hotel management, and was then recruited by Mesa State College in Colorado. She currently works for Commissioner Lawrence Weekly. Her list of community involvement is extensive: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Board, the Fernando Vargas Foundation, Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce, Hispanics in Politics, Latina Network, among others. Subjects discussed include: Las Vegas, Commissioner Weekly, New York New York construction accident, and Spanish Language.
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Ray M. Cutright oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ray M. Cutright conducted by himself on April 22, 1981 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. Cutright talks about his experiences in operating a boat that carried both tourist passengers and workers to and from the site of the Hoover Dam. He also discusses a few specific experiences, including what it was like navigating the river.
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Transcript of interview with George Albright by Debra J. Cox, February 16, 1980
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