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Pedestrian traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Pedestrian traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Pedestrian traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Pedestrian traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Pedestrian traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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CityCenter, Veer Towers, The Cosmopolitan and The Rio All-Suites, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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CityCenter, Veer Towers, The Cosmopolitan and The Rio All-Suites, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Transcript of interview with Laura & Don Garvin by Michael Martocci, March 3, 1979
On March 3, 1979, Michael Martocci interviewed Laura (born in California) and Don Garvin (born in Goldfield, Nevada) about their lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two provide details on their family background, the first sources of water in Las Vegas, and the early city limits. They also describe their early occupations, religion, gambling, the Mormon Fort, and the effects of the Great Depression. The interview concludes with a brief discussion on the development of the Las Vegas Strip and recreational activities.
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Julio Lucchesi oral history interview
Oral history interview with Julio Lucchesi conducted by an unidentified interviewer on December 21, 2001. Luchessi discusses his decision to become an architect, as well as his desire to become an aviator. He reads extensively from his autobiography in progess, of his education, his time in the Army Air Corps during World War II, and his decision to move to Nevada. He also talks about the formation and development of the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) in Nevada, his efforts to change the exam process for new architects in the state, and the eleven-year struggle to establish a school of architecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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