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Set of photographs including Russell, Elder Shaw and Family, Elder Ming, Elder Wyn and Doris, Burma Slucher and Sis, Mother Porter, and Lord's Supper Committee
Photographer's notations: XI-5 During Convocation June 1967, Russell, Elder Shaw & Family, Elder Ming, Elder Wyn & Doris, Burma Slucher & Sis with Coleman, Mother Porter, Lord's Supper Committee.
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Last Frontier Hotel, 1944-1957
Materials contain photographs and negatives of Bella Tyktin Stern at the Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1944 and 1945. Materials include photographs of Stern at the Little Church of the West, the second anniversary celebration of the Last Frontier Hotel, and Stern riding a float in the Helldorado Parade.
Collection Name: Bella Tyktin Stern Photographs
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Rosamond McDougal interview, February 14, 1979: transcript
On February 14, 1979, Concepcion Fernandez interviewed Rosamond McDougal (born in Texas) about her life as a teacher in Las Vegas. McDougal speaks primarily about her time as a teacher in the Clark County School District, her unique class setup and the district’s changes. Moreover, McDougal speaks about the growing number of students and teachers, the superintendent’s role in bond issues, the courses offered, racial integration in the school district (and the casinos), and the building of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. McDougal gives personal anecdotes about her family, her husband’s job at the Atomic Test Site and her time as an organ player in churches around the city. Lastly, she talks about recreational activities, Helldorado, the casinos and department stores.
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Moises 'Mo' Denis oral history interview
Oral history interview with Moises ‘Mo’ Denis conducted by Marcela Rodriguez-Campo on January 11, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Denis discusses his upbringing in Brooklyn, New York and how his parents emigrated from Cuba. He recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1967, his parents' employment at the Sands Hotel and Casino, and converting from Catholicism to Mormonism. Denis talks about the formation of a Spanish-language Church of Latter-Day Saints in Las Vegas, his missionary work in Uruguay, and describes what it felt like to return to the United States. Later, Denis discusses his involvement in public services, his efforts to elect more Latinx politicians in Nevada, and being appointed as an assemblyman for the Nevada Legislature. He talks about his focus on education issues, supporting English language learners, and immigration reform at the national level. Lastly, Dennis describes the Hispanic Caucus and becoming Nevada State Senator for District 2.
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Mormon Temple, Washington D.C.: panoramic photographs
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Photograph of a cathedral, Taxco (Mex.), 1900-1910
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Front view of the Sisters of Holy Family Convent: photographic print
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Sisters of Holy Family Convent: photographic print
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