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Vickers, Martha, 1925-1971
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Wuehle, Tony, 1925-2012
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Aaron Winters' estate papers
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William H. Shockley on the phone at a desk: photographic print
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Littell household: photographic print
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Blair, Hobert D., 1900-1993
Hobert D. Blair was born February 07, 1900 in Boreing, Kentucky to Elmer and Ida Blair. Blair moved to Idaho in 1910 before moving to Nevada in 1931 to work as an auto mechanic. He passed away January 18, 1993.
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Lloyd Bell oral history interview
Oral history interview with Lloyd Bell (born 1925 in Los Angeles) conducted by Joseph Butner on September 18, 1973 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Lloyd discusses the challenges of policing Las Vegas, Nevada where the population includes both permanent residents and tourists, and he mentions the issue of drug and narcotics addiction in the city as it relates to crime. Lloyd then talks about the development and growth of Las Vegas, as well as the environmental and social changes in the city. The interview then shifts to a discussion on the significance of legal gambling in Las Vegas, which then moves to a related discussion on the existence of organized crime in Las Vegas.
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Whitaker, William Dean, 1925-
William Dean Whitaker was born March 04, 1925 and raised in a suburb of Los Angeles, California. Dean, as he is known, had his youth end quickly when he joined the United States Air Force and became an aviation cadet once he turned 18 years old. The year was 1943 and World War II was raging. He became a member of the 398th Bomb Group and flew twenty missions before being captured by the Germans. He married his wife, Lucille, on May 15, 1946. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada together in 1990.
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