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Helen M. Clark oral history interview
Oral history interview with Helen M. Clark conducted by Danny Winegar on March 05, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Helen Clark speaks about her family's move to Las Vegas, Nevada and working as a secretary. She then discusses the beginning of tract home building, gambling, and the building of the Hoover Dam. She also mentions life during the Great Depression, prostitution in Block 16, and the Helldorado celebration. Clark then talks about the first hotels and casinos that were built on the Las Vegas Strip and the mob's influence over those hotels.
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Transcript of interview with William Brymer by Rob Mullaney, March 9, 1979
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Thunderbird Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Thunderbird Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials (approximately 1964-1973) consist of news releases, event programs, ephemera, and publicity materials for the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino.
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UNLV Libraries Collection of El Cortez Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials
The UNLV Libraries Collection of El Cortez Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials (approximately 1960-1999) contain newspaper clippings, photocopies of clippings, artifacts, ephemera, and promotional material for the El Cortez Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Bill Friedman Professional Papers
The Bill Friedman Professional Papers (1974-1982) contain the corrected manuscripts with publisher’s annotations of the first and second editions of Bill Friedman's book
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