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Quotes: assorted inspirational quotes, 1948-1955, undated

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Archival Collection

Byrd Wall Sawyer Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00316
Collection Name: Byrd Wall Sawyer Collection
Box/Folder: Box 04 (Restrictions apply)

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Quotes, 2001

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File

Archival Collection

Southern Nevada Daughters of the American Revolution Records
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Collection Number: MS-00292
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Daughters of the American Revolution Records
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Transcript of interview with Arthur "Art" Marshall by Claytee D. White, February 11, 2014

Date

2014-02-11

Description

Interview with Arthur "Art" Marshall by Claytee White on February 11, 2014. In this interview, Marshall

Arthur Marshall was born in 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio. He met his wife, Jayn in 1953, and the couple moved to Las Vegas where she already lived with her family. Art joined his father-in-law in the family's retail clothing business. Art Marshall took over the retail clothing business with his brother-in-law, Herb Rousso, and expanded operations as Marshall-Rousso stores. Art quickly became very active in the Jewish community upon arriving in Las Vegas. He served as president at Temple Beth Sholom, and worked with other Jews in the city, many who owned and managed the hotels at the time, to build a strong Jewish community in Las Vegas. He served as the chairman of Nevada State Bank and spent 12 years on the Nevada Gaming Commission.

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Photograph of Charlotte Terry, Roxa Terry and Lafeyette ("Lafey") Woods, April 1895

Date

1895-04

Description

Portrait of Elbert Edwards' maternal aunts, Charlotte Malinda Woods Terry and Roxa Jane Woods Terry and maternal uncle, Joseph Lafeyette Woods. Handwritten by Elbert Edwards on back of photograph: "Mama gave this to me March 26, 1937. It is Aunt Wolinda [sic] Woods Terry, Aunt Roxa Woods Terry, Uncle Lafey [Lafeyette] Woods. My mother was Maribah Woods. Her other brothers were Carlos, Lyman, James, Lamond, Jasper, Albert and Lafayette."

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Quotes and tariffs: notes, 1987

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File

Archival Collection

Senator Chic Hecht Political Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00003
Collection Name: Senator Chic Hecht Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 060

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Photograph of painting "Snake Eyes," University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Painting by Bill Willard entitled "Snake Eyes." The painting hangs in the Special Collections Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Library.

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Postcard of playing cards with Shakespeare quote, 1908

Date

1908

Description

A postcard illustrating five cards: the ten of spades, jack of spades, six of hearts, king of spades, and ace of spades. The caption reads, "Shakespeare on 'Draw Poker' The Queen Being Absent 'tis a Needful Fitness that We Adjourn this Court" King Henry VIII 1908.

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Postcard of Benny Binion quote, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard advertising Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada n.d. The card has a picture of Benny Binion of Binion's Horseshoe. The caption, a quote by Binion, reads, "treat them right, show them a good time, and the rest will take care of itself". Site Name: Binion's Horseshoe (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Palace Station expansion: crane quotes, 1990

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File

Archival Collection

J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
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Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 136

Archival Component

Photograph of a plaque being presented by the Small Business Administration, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, October 25, 1976

Date

1976-10-25

Description

Unidentified representatives from the Small Business Administration presenting a plaque at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The plaque is a citation for the Nellis Base Procurement Office. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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