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Dale Wilson oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
Wilson moved to Elko, Nevada in 1988 after serving in the military as a field medic. He took the EMT training course to re-certify. Wilson worked in mine rescue in the Elko area as well.
Collection Name: History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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United States Air Force aircraft taking off: photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352)
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Unidentified man in front of a United States Air Force aircraft: photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352)
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Ron Drake oral history interview, 2013 January 31
Drake joined the Clark County Fire Department in 1966 and then again in 1971 after returning from military service. During the 1970s he helped establish the rescue test for the department. He retired in 1996.
Collection Name: History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Tom Constanten recording, 1993
Constanten recounts his career in music as a keyboardist, studying under European composers, and his move to electronic music. He also talks about his military service, working with the Grateful Dead, working off-Broadway, and the future and evolution of music.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Interview with Lilias Gordon, May 14, 2004
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Yolanda Rayford oral history interview
Oral history interview with Yolanda Rayford conducted by Claytee D. White on August 11, 2015 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Rayford discusses her personal history and what it was like to have a parent in the armed services during her youth. She talks about living in Tokyo, Japan while her father was stationed there and describes life on the military base. Rayford recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1969 and describes the riots that were happening in West Las Vegas at the time. She goes on to talk about the entertainment on Jackson Street and discusses how Jackson Street was the downtown for the Westside community. Lastly, Rayford talks of her employment at the Nevada Test Site doing clerical work and the future of the African American community in Las Vegas.
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