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Transcript of interview with Archie Curtis by Laurence R. Biggs, March 7, 1979
Date
1979-03-07
Archival Collection
Description
On March 7, 1979, Lawrence R. Biggs, interviewed local sports enthusiast and blackjack dealer, Archie Curtis, (born August, 10, 1941 in Vidalia, Louisiana) at his home in North Las Vegas, Nevada. He relocated to Southern Nevada from Louisiana in 1942. The interview primarily focused on athletics in Nevada, but also covered racial discrimination on the Strip, social and environmental changes, and the local health effects of the early atomic tests. Archie recalls attending the Westside Elementary School, before attending Madison Junior High School in Las Vegas. He describes playing sports for the school teams and playing against schools, such as, the Fifth Street Elementary School, which was located on Las Vegas Boulevard North, and also J.D. Smith Elementary School, which is located in North Las Vegas. He played against schools in Virgin Valley, Moapa and Caliente.
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Transcript of interview with David Bruce Dill by Luise A. Soholt, March 13, 1975
Date
1975-03-13
Archival Collection
Description
On March 13, 1975, Luise Soholt interviewed Dr. David Bruce Dill (born 1891 in Eskridge, Kansas) about his experience as a researcher in physiology, specifically in Boulder City, Nevada. Dill first discusses his educational background in physiological research, including studies done around the world, and his eventual interest in the effects of heat on the workers of Boulder Dam. Dill then discusses the topics and findings of some of his studies, including one on heat cramps and one on the comparison between sweating in a dog and that in a human. Dill also discusses the use and purpose of salt tablets.
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Minutes of Clark County commission meeting, November 1, 1909
Date
1909-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Minutes of meeting discussing the granting of a franchise to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.
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11th Anniversary Issue of the Sands Times magazine from the Sands Hotel and Casino, December 1963
Date
1963-12
Archival Collection
Description
The 11th anniversary issue of the Sands Times from the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlines in the magazine include: "If It Happens in Vegas It's Usually at the Exciting Sands Hotel", "Sands Casino Execs - The Friendliest", "Hosts in Las Vegas!", "New Faces in Sands Family of Stars", "Sands - Grounds for Marriage", "Sands is Convention Executive Center", "Sands Conventions", and "Sands Guests".
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Las Vegas Sentinel Voice, October 20, 1983
Date
1983-10-20
Description
Full edition of the October 20, 1983 issue of the Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice.
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