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Charles J. Sorrells oral history interview
Oral history interview with Charles J. Sorrells conducted by Karen Schank on November 30, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Sorrells primarily discusses his family's history in Nevada beginning in the early 1900s when his grandfather moved there from Georgia. Sorrells describes life in the rural desert town of Shoshone, Nevada and a town called Greenwater, his grandfather's main residency, located somewhere in Death Valley. Through his family history, Sorrells provides an overview of Nevada's history as it progressed from an Old West lifestyle to modern American living by the mid-twentieth century. Sorrells also talks about life in Las Vegas, Nevada, his children, and his career as a certified public accountant.
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Howard Cannon telephones Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller with Senators Robert Byrd, Hugh Scott, and Robert Griffin to inform him of the Senate's vote to confirm him: photographic print
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Photograph of Lena Horne, Mitch Miller and others at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1963
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Photograph of Binion and Wills on the Merv Griffin show, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1940 to 1985
L-R: Benny Binion, Chills Wills (guests of Merv Griffin-at right), on his TV show.
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Photograph of two unidentified women on the bridge at Indian Springs, Nevada, circa 1930.
Two women standing on the bridge that spans over the creek at Indian Springs, Nevada.
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Photograph of Jack Binion displaying money on the Merv Griffin Show, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1971
Another view of the "Merv Griffin Show" which featured Jack Binion and the $1,000,000 display from Binion's Horseshoe. Zsa Zsa Gabor (right). Jack Binion is shaking hands with host Merv Griffin. (c. 1971). Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau Las Vegas, Nevada Convention Center 22333".
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