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Photograph of an artist's concept of the electric sign on the exterior corner of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), 1945
Annotated artist's sketch of the Golden Nugget's exterior electric and neon sign at night. A label near the bottom right says "Produced by Young Electric Sign Co." Measurements and a flashing schedule are written near the bottom and other handwritten notes are written on the left side.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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Chris Spotted Eagle oral history interview
Oral history interview with Chris Spotted Eagle conducted by Claytee D. White and Stephen Pastorino on January 16, 2025 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Spotted Eagle recalls growing up on the Paiute Reservation in Las Vegas, and shares that part of his family is from the Moapa Band of Paiutes. Spotted Eagle's paternal grandfather, Raymond Anderson, was a fabricator and ironworker for YESCO where he helped create the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign designed by Betty Willis. He shares how the reservation began as a 10-acre plot of land and is now over 4,000 acres. Growth followed various successful enterprises: a smoke shop, three 18-hole golf courses with a wedding chapel, and now, the cannabis industry.
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