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Estelle and Julia Elliott oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03821

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Newman 'n Hamilton

Newman 'n Hamilton was an advertising agency established by Rich Newman and Carolyn V. Hamilton in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1980. Hamilton sold her interests in the company to Newman in 1984. The agency continued to do business under different names.

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Dye, Tom. “Business as usual.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 8, 1984, NewsBank.

Morrison, Jane Ann. “Ex-Playboy bunny finds a life in LV.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 14, 1982, NewsBank.

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Vargas, Alberto, 1896-1982

Alberto Vargas was an artist known for creating the "Vargas Girls" type of pin-up drawings for World War II aircraft and Playboy magazine. He also created artwork for RKO Radio Pictures during Howard Hughes' ownership. Vargas was born on February 09, 1896 in Arequipa, Peru and died on December 30, 1982 in Los Angeles, California.

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Hamilton, Carolyn V.

Carolyn V. Hamilton is a former Las Vegas advertising executive and graphic designer. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Hamilton left her hometown in 1964 to be a Playboy Bunny in Detroit, Michigan. After obtaining a degree in commercial art, Hamilton worked in advertising in Los Angeles, California before relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973. Hamilton continued her career in Las Vegas at Jerry May Advertising, but when that firm dissolved in late 1973, she began working as a cocktail waitress at the newly-opened MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.

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