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Photographs of Mason family and friends, 1969-2003
Nine photographs of members of the Mason Family with various friends throughout the years of 1969-2003.
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Transcript of interview with Joseph Thiriot by Claytee White, August 10, 2000
Joseph Thiriot is a longtime Las Vegas resident who served the community as an educator. He was born in 1906 in Provo, Utah; one of five sons bom to George W. and Elvira Thiriot. He has vivid memories of moving about, including living in Idaho where his father sold a typing machine , a forerunner to the typewriter. Eventually the family moved to a ranch in Pahranagat Valley, Nevada, where the limits of educational opportunities compelled his paients to send him back to Provo to finish his education while living with family there. Gaining a teaching certificate enabled Joseph to teach in rural Nevada. He completed his degree at the University of Utah and after meeting Las Vegas Superintendent Maude Frazier he relocated to Las Vegas to become a teacher. He reminisces about his life and the changes that have occurred over the years in Las Vegas.
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Audio clip 1 from interview with Priscilla Schwartz, June 16, 2016
In this clip, Pricilla Schwartz describes her Jewish education as a child
History of Las Vegas Rotary Club Outline
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