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Photograph of V.F.W. Post band in front of the Las Vegas Courthouse, Las Vegas, circa 1930s.

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

V.F.W. Post band seated on steps of Las Vegas Courthouse with their instruments.

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Sons of American Legion Drum & Bugle Corps: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1940 (year approximate)

Description

From the Tom and Erma Godbey Photograph Collection (PH-00262) -- Keith Hickman poses with the Sons of American Legion Drum & Bugle Corps. Written on the back of the photograph, "Learned to play drums when he was in a Shriners' orphanage back east."

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View of a children's orchestra: photographic print

Date

1935 (year uncertain) to 1936 (year uncertain)

Description

From the Tom and Erma Godbey Photograph Collection (PH-00262) -- Written on the back of the photo: "1935 or 1936. First school orchestra, Mr. Cochran, instructor. These kids played for the dedication of the dam when Franklin Roosevelt came."

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Band performance: photographic print

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

Benny Goodman stands in the center of the photograph, performing in the Ramona Room. Stamped on the back of the photograph, "Las Vegas News Bureau". Included in the sleve with the photograph is a xerox of a Las Vegas Review Journal article titled, "Help Us Write History", dated June 3, 1984.

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Photograph of individuals at James Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 10, 1981

Date

1981-10-10

Description

A recorder ensemble playing at the grand opening of the new addition to the James Dickinson Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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Photograph of Hyman Gold playing cello, 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of Hyman Gold playing a cello.

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Biography of Georgie Fame written by Epic Records (New York), June 17-19, 1968

Date

1968-06-12

Description

A biography of the musician Georgie Fame written by Epic Records in New York and given to the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, for the Epic Records National Sales Convention. The five-page biography examines Fame's early career in Britian to his appearance on the U.S. television shows "Hulaballoo" and "Shindig."

Mixed Content

Laura Taylor oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02630

Abstract

Oral history interview with Laura Taylor conducted by Claytee D. White on December 03, 2008 and December 08, 2008 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Taylor discusses opening for Don Rickles at the Desert Inn Hotel, and performing at the Desert Inn’s Starlight Theater. Taylor recalls performing on television, appearing on radio shows, making disco music, and meeting many celebrities as a jazz musician.

Archival Collection

Vera Vann-Wilson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01872

Abstract

Oral history interview with Vera Vann-Wilson conducted by Pat van Betten on September 24, 2006 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Vann-Wilson discusses her early life and moving to Blue Diamond, Nevada in 1980. She remembers her career as a musician, the Blue Diamond village during the early 1980s, and riding horses. Vann-Wilson talks about straw-bale and adobe construction, becoming a teacher for the Clark County School District, and preserving historic areas in Blue Diamond.

Archival Collection