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Dedication of the Gold Star Mothers War Memorial in City Hall Park in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Lee, Chris, 1974-
Accessed 2021-12-22 via: http://www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com/departments/municipal_court/judge_chris_lee.php
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Lee, Chris, 1974-
Accessed 2021-12-22 via: http://www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com/departments/municipal_court/judge_chris_lee.php
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Round, Stephen, 1970-
Steve Round (born 1970) is a military veteran who has lived in Las Vegas, Nevada since 2013. Round was a guest at the Aria hotel and casino when the mass shooting occurred at the Route 91 Harvest festival on October 1, 2017. On October 2, 2017 Round began to build a memorial at Reno Avenue at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. Once the memorabilia from the memorial was taken to the Clark County Museum Round moved to the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign and began to assist in that site's protection until October 10, 2017.
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Stan Irwin oral history interview
Oral history interview with Stan Irwin conducted by Cork Proctor on August 24, 2003 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. In this interview, Irwin talks about his early life performing comedy in nightclubs, hotels, and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, writing comedic material, his military service, starting a family, and racism in the Las vegas entertainment industry in the 1950s and 1960s. He also discusses his work as vice-president and executive producer for Sahara Nevada Corporation, bringing The Beatles to Las Vegas, Nevada when all other hotels refused to do so, and the band's appearance at the Las Vegas Convention Center. He continues talking about being a comedian, actor, and special materials writer and his life since retirement.
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Photographic postcard of Joe Andre in his USMC band uniform, circa 1910
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Local citizens and Tonopah Army Air Base personnel at the Ramona Hotel, Tonopah: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.G. Miscellaneous. A gathering of local citizens and Tonopah Army Air Base personnel at the Ramona Hotel, spring of 1943. From left, Colonel Flynn, Captain Smith’s wife, Captain Leo Delore, Catherine Banovich-Lydon, and members of the Tonopah Army Air Force Band, Nevada.
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Vail Pittman, Nevada governor and wife Ida B. Pittman at Navy Day: photographic print
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Reilley, Bennie, Sr.
Bennie Reilley Sr. was born on July 29, 1943, in Ely, Nevada. Bennie married Geraldine on January 15, 1971, and they had three children: Mitzi, Rebecca, and Bennie Jr.
Reilley was enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and eventually retired from the military.
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