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Don Burse oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Don Burse conducted by John Grygo on March 01, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Burse discusses his personal history and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with his family in 1971. He talks about his mother's employment as a maid at the Thunderbird Hotel, describes recreational activities he participated in, and the close-knit community in West Las Vegas. Burse discusses the increase of gangs and drugs in West Las Vegas and how it negatively affected the community. Later, Burse recalls starting his own personal security business, receiving his business license in 1995, and the growth of his company. Lastly, Burse talks about the Culinary Workers Union strike at the Frontier Hotel and Casino and the importance of union jobs to Las Vegas.
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Childers, Sonny
"[Sonny] Childers flew for two of his 12 years in the military with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds."
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Bradford, Darrell A., 1930-1996
Darrell A. Bradford was born on March 19, 1930 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Moses Bradford and Anna Rigtrup. Bradford worked as an assistant manager at Alamo Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada before it was sold in 1948 by its owners, George and Peg Crockett, to Clark County and renamed McCarran International Airport. Bradford married Ruth Young in Elko, Nevada in May of 1954. Bradford died on December 22, 1996.
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Photograph of officials on boat at Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, July 18, 1951
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Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip at night, 1960s
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View of the Las Vegas Strip at night, showing the Thunderbird, El Rancho Vegas and the Sahara.
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
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