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Photograph of LBJ steer, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1963-1964

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Date

1963 to 1964

Description

Prize Texas Steer, branded "LBJ" was sent by Lyndon B. Johnson to be auctioned off at the Clark County Democratic Club fundraiser at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn Country Club. The man on the left is Michael Hines, attorney and former owner of Tule Springs Ranch who was the auctioneer for the event. The man on the right is Wilbur Clark, who worked at the Desert Inn. The woman in the middle is unidentified, but may have been a singer at the Desert Inn. The steer was auctioned for $3,000. Street Address: 3145 South Las Vegas Boulevard

Digital ID

pho023586

Physical Identifier

0131_0213
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    Citation

    pho023586. Dorothy Dorothy Photograph Collection. PH-00131. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1qb9vb6z.

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    Digital Provenance

    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    Format

    image/tiff