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Audio recording clip of interview with Jerome Zawada by Suzanne Becker, August 9, 2006
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Audio clip from interview with Ron Lurie, June 5, 2015
Ron Lurie talks about winning a seat on the Las Vegas City Council, and the voting population of the city.
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Protestor smudging ashes on other protestors' foreheads: photographic print
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Gordon Christie oral history interview
Oral history interview with Gordon Christie conducted by Larry DuRussel on June 30, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Christie discusses working on the building of the MGM Grand Hotel, Fremont Hotel, Sahara Hotel, Desert Inn Hotel, and the Frontier Hotel. He also discusses religion, politics, family life in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the growth of Las Vegas.
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Victor Givens oral history interview
Oral history interview with Victor Givens conducted by LeGary Stowers on March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Givens first talks about his family background and then talks about his educational, occupational, and residential histories. He then talks about the various qualities required of individuals who work in the casino industry, his beliefs regarding religion and gambling, and some of the motivations and goals that are present for those within the field of gaming.
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Photograph of individuals in a religious bookstore, (Nev.), 1940-1955
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