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MGM construction party, image 07
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Bill, Stuart, and Jim Mason stand on the top floor of a parking garage near the MGM.
Bar Mitzvahs, image 01
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Jim Mason stands between his parents, Stuart and Flora, celebrating his Bar Mitzvah.
Mason Family, image 07, 1969
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Jim Mason's Preschool graduation at Temple Beth Sholom (located on Oakey) with teacher, Miss Berry.
Film transparency of Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami, Florida, circa 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Building Las Vegas Oral History Project
"Between 1970 and 2010, Southern Nevada’s population increased seven-fold. The urban skyline changed dramatically, while dense suburban tracts pushed at the edges of the desert. The UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives launched the Building Las Vegas collecting initiative in 2016 to collect and preserve evidence about this dramatic growth.
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Taylor Construction Company Collection
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The Taylor Construction Company Collection (1954-1973) consists primarily of publicly distributed information and provides a glimpse of some of the hotels, housing, public buildings, and remodeling projects handled by the company. It contains two booklets on the construction projects of the company from 1954 to 1972. It also includes Las Vegas International Hotel's projected revenues from 1969 to 1973, a newspaper article on Taylor Construction Company projects in Florida, and an invitation to the groundbreaking ceremony for the MGM Grand Hotel.
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with Mindy Unger-Wadkins by Barbara Tabach, October 28, 2015
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Archival Collection
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In this interview, Unger-Wadkins discusses growing up in Las Vegas? close-knit Jewish community in the 1960s and 1970s, and involvement with various Jewish youth organizations and activities. She also describes her career in public relations, reflecting upon the unique challenges faced when interacting with the public, and with politics, in her positions. Unger-Wadkins ends by describing her current work in land development, particularly the history of the Three Kids Mine and the technical and political process of ensuring the land is suitable as a residential area.
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