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Edythe Katz oral history interview
Oral history interview with Edythe Katz conducted by Walter Duttweiler on March 01, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Katz discusses the Jewish community, Ralph Denton, atomic testing, and integration in movie theatres.
Archival Collection
Sammy Davis Jr.'s birthday party: photographs
Series VII. Entertainers
Sands Hotel and Casino
Mixed Content
Jimmy Durante: photographs
Series VII. Entertainers
Sands Hotel and Casino
Mixed Content
W. Dean Whitaker oral history interview
Oral history interview with William Dean Whitaker conducted by Claytee D. White on April 05, 2010 for the Boyer Las Vegas Early History Project. Whitaker discusses being a member of the 398th Bomb Group during World War II and being captured by the Germans. He also discusses living in a suburb of Los Angeles, California then moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1990.
Archival Collection
Wing Fong oral history interview
Oral history interview with Wing Fong conducted by Risota Villanueva Lee on March 01, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fong discusses the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, small businesses, minorities, Chinese philosophy on education, and growth in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Audio clip from interview with George Levine, April 16, 2015
In this clip, George Levine discusses his experience serving as the Maitre d' at the Sands.
Sound
"The Prospector's Friend" close up portrait of a burro: glass plate negative
Image