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Transcript of interview with Harvey Diederich by K.J. Evans, January 4, 1999
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Sachiko Young oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Sachiko Young conducted by Mikaela Nettlow on December 5, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Sachiko shares her upbringing in Fukoka, Japan and how she and her family moved frequently as a child. She talks about meeting her husband, an American military man, while visiting family in Tokyo. Sachiko discusses their marriage and birth of their child, their move to San Jose, California, and their travels back and forth from Japan before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada. She shares stories of visiting casinos with friends, working in hotel coffee shops, and what life was like for her and her family. Sachiko also talks of how she and her husband both faced racial prejudice from their families and the difficulties of learning English as a second language.
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L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
The L. F. Manis Photographs contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives depicting Southern Nevada from approximately 1900 to 1969, with a bulk of the materials dating from 1930 to 1940. The photographs primarily depict the construction, dedication, and various parts of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, including the dam's upstream and downstream faces, intake towers, spillways, bridges, crest, outlet works, visitors' accommodations, and powerhouse. The photographs also depict Lake Mead, the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam, and the Colorado River, which is dammed by the Hoover Dam. The photographs also include views of desert landscapes in the Southwestern United States, including in Nevada, Arizona, and Southern California. Also depicted in the photographs are the cities of Las Vegas, Nevada and Boulder City, Nevada, including prominent buildings like hotels, casinos, government buildings, and train depots.
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Binion's Horseshoe Club Restaurant menu
Note: No date on menu. Separate sheet with morning specials clipped to menu Menu insert: Daily Specials Restaurant: Binion's Horseshoe Club Restaurant Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Photograph of slot machines and the casino exit, Las Vegas (Nev.)
Slot machines and a trashcan are visible in this interior image of the Horseshoe Hotel & Casino, with the exit on the right.
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Photograph of slot machines inside the Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.)
Horseshoe Casino-interior-slot machines in view. (no date)
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Photograph of a stained-glass ceiling skylight within the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.)
A photograph of the interior view of Horseshoe Casino-stained glass skylight.
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Photograph of Binion's Horseshoe Casino parking structure, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1960 to 1979
Horseshoe Hotel and Casino-parking garage. (c. 1960s-70s). Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau Las Vegas, Nevada Convention Center".
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Photograph of Benny and Becky Binion posing in front of the Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1969
Benny Binion and his daughter Becky posing next to the Million Dollar Horseshoe at the Horseshoe Casino. (c. 1969). Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau Las Vegas, Nevada Convention Center 18165".
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Photograph of two officers in front of the Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1940 to 1985
Two Horseshoe Club security guards pose in front of the million dollar horseshow display.
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