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July's Wet Dream, 2003
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2005-007
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Fourth of July menu, Friday, July 4, 1890, The Fountain Spring House. Lee, J. M. was the proprietor;
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Kaku Makino and Julie Kano oral history interview
Oral history interview with Kaku Makino and Julie Kano conducted by Kristel Peralta, Vanessa Concepcion, Ayrton Yamaguchi, and Stefani Evans on March 22, 2021 for the Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Makino discusses his early life in Tokyo, Japan and becoming a chef. He recalls arriving to the United States in 1989, establishing the Todai (now Makino Sushi & Seafood Buffet) restaurant chain, and opening nineteen locations in California, Florida, and in Hawaii. Kano talks about her upbringing in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan and describes Japan during the Meiji era. She remembers arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2000 and the cultural change she experienced. Lastly, Makino and Kano discuss the restaurant industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Photograph of horseback riders carrying flag, Tonopah (Nev.), July 4, 1940
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Clifton House menu, July 4, 1884
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Julie's, 1972 May 24
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 25
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Photograph of Howard in Washington, D. C., July 21, 1938
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Photograph of costumed children for the 4th of July, circa 1930s-1950s
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