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Transcript of interview with Marian Beltran Decaro by Frank Murillo, March 27, 1977
On March 27, 1977, Frank Murillo interviewed housewife Marian Beltran Decaro (born September 7th, 1914 in Flagstaff, Arizona) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the history of Las Vegas, Nevada’s first Mexican restaurant. Mr. Decaro is also present during the interview. Additionally, Mrs. Decaro recalls the first atomic bomb test in Las Vegas and also offers an overview of the growth of the area, overall, including the development and demographic details of such distinct historical communities as the Westside.
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Robbinson Brown and Marshall Wright: photographic print
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Clip 2 from interview with Doris, Gerald and Marcy Welt, November 30, 2014
Part of an interview with Doris, Jerry and Marcy Welt on November 30, 2014. In this clip, the Welts talk about Las Vegas in the early 1970s, the opening of Boulevard Mall, and the community of Jewish families who all knew one another.
Slide of the Barbary Coast Hotel, Las Vegas, 1986
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Charmers Serial Party, Las Vegas, Nevada: photograpic prints
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Gellman Family
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Alversa Beals and Essie Henderson oral history interview
Oral history interview with Essie Henderson and Alversa Beals conducted by Claytee D. White on November 23, 2007 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Henderson discusses her upbringing in Chatfield, Texas and her family, who were farmworkers. Beals talks about her early life in Sondheimer, Louisiana, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955, and her employment as a maid at the Flamingo Hilton. Henderson then recalls her first job as a hotel maid, the businesses on the Westside, and describes popular night clubs during the late 1960s. Lastly, Beals and Henderson describe the Welfare Rights Movement that took place in Las Vegas during the 1970s.
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Letter from L. R. Maag (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), June 19, 1953
The Las Vegas Land and Water Co. received complaints of trucks taking water from fire hydrants, wasting large amounts of water and causing water pressure to drop.
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"Fancy That" image 003: photographic print
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"Fancy That" image 004: photographic print
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