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Reproduction photocopy of May 28, 1945 issue of the Desert Breeze, newspaper for Las Vegas High School, approximately 1990

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Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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1990 historical Las Vegas calendar, 1990

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Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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Photographic reproductions of Helldorado ladies (1935) and Fremont Street (1930s), approximately 2000 to 2017

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Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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Aerial photographic reproductions of the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street during the 1950s, approximately 2000 to 2017

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Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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"Around the World with Bob" calendar, 2011

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Robert L. Forbuss Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00888
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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Photocopy of 1934 Latter Day Saints chapel dedication in Boulder City, undated

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Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22

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Transcript of interview with Burton Cohen by Claytee White, January 9, 2009

Date

2009-01-09

Description

In this interview, Burton Cohen discusses his involvement in the Las Vegas casino industry, including booking entertainment for various hotels.

Burton Cohen's long casino executive career began in the mid-1960s when he accepted a proposition to become involved with the transformation of the Frontier Hotel. He left his south Florida roots and law practice to become a co-owner/general manager of the Frontier Hotel. Thus, began his highly regarded Las Vegas presence. For nearly four decades he served in the management of some of the Strip's most famous casinos: Flamingo, Dunes, Circus Circus, Caesar Palace, Thunderbird and the Desert Inn, which remains his favorite. In this interview, Burt reflects on the positions he held, the celebrities he hired and befriended, and offers a unique look at the behind the scenes marketing and entertainment strategies that he helmed. He shares stories of becoming entrenched in casino operations, his reflections of union experiences, and even anecdotes about moving his mother to Las Vegas.

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Photograph of Lake Mead approaching the Lost City restorations, spring 1938

Date

1938

Description

The waters of Lake Mead are approaching the Lost City restorations

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Photograph of a collapsing pit house, part of the Lost City restoration, undermined by the seeping waters of Lake Mead, 1939

Date

1939

Description

Waters of Lake Mead seep through to undermine Lost City restorations

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Photograph of Lake Mead and the Lost City restorations, Nevada, 1938

Date

1938

Description

View of the Lost City from the approaching waters of Lake Mead during the spring of 1938.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Spring of 1938- Lake Mead approaches Lost City Restorations."

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