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Artist's rendering of Fun-Land Amusement Park for Mr. Sam Pearlstein, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1940 to 1967
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Artist's rendering of Automotive Center for Ross Management Corporation at Arville Street and Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1940 to 1967
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Apparel shop for Faveger's, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1940 to 1967
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Exteriors, interiors, and floor plans of contemporary churches in the United States from newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and artist's renderings: photograph album, 1953 to 1958
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 03
Archival Component
Photographic prints and negatives, 1984
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Educators Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01, Box SH-025
Archival Component
Reproduction photocopy of May 28, 1945 issue of the Desert Breeze, newspaper for Las Vegas High School, approximately 1990
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
1990 historical Las Vegas calendar, 1990
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Photographic reproductions of Helldorado ladies (1935) and Fremont Street (1930s), approximately 2000 to 2017
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Aerial photographic reproductions of the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street during the 1950s, approximately 2000 to 2017
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Transcript of interview with Burton Cohen by Claytee White, January 9, 2009
Date
Archival Collection
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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