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Canarelli, Larry (Lawrence D.)
Lawrence Canarelli was born in Roseburg, Oregon shortly after World War II. His family had no money and lived in a tent on the Umpqua River, foraging and living day-to-day. After their tent and everything they owned burned down, Canarelli’s family moved to various logging camps through Oregon and California. His father quit his job and unexpectedly left the family, leaving the 21-year old mother no choice but to put Canarelli and his three siblings in a Pentecostal orphanage.
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Photograph of men at the Las Vegas depot in front of San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad No. 12 coach, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905
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Johnson, Viola, 1921-2004
Viola Johnson was born October 12th, 1921 in Fordyce, Arkansas. Johnson moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1942 and lived in a tent. During her interview, she describes working conditions for maids and the Culinary Union strikes between 1969 and 1984.
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Photograph of Block and Botkin Gent's Furnishings store, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
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Photograph of Carson and Colorado railroad cars and wagons in Tonopah Yard, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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