Dinner honoring Executive Housekeeper on the strip. Written on the back of the photograph: "From [left to right]; (Flamingo, Dunes)- Mrs. Thomas, (Desert Inn)- Mrs. Tallman, (Riveria)- Mrs. Dyer, (Culinary Union)- Al Bramlet + Wife, (Thunderbird)- Billie Milton, (El Rancho)- Mrs. Deeyer"

Left to right: Vicki Patterakis (wife of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot Chris Patterakis), Pete Panos, and Gail Lynch, planning a fashion show at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

Slides collected by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 depict Las Vegas and Clark County during the 1950s and the 1960s. Individual photographs show the Strip, downtown Las Vegas, Boulder City, Lake Mead, the Hoover Dam, and individual hotels (including the Flamingo, Tropicana, El Rancho, Dunes, Sahara, Desert Inn, Stardust, Landmark, Thunderbird, Sands, Tallyho, Riviera, Golden Nugget, Mint, Binion's Horsehoe, Pioneer Club, Fremont, and Four Queens). Aerial shots and photographs of buildings under construction, marquees, and interiors are included. There are also photos of showgirls and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Tray 1 of 3. The original slides were retained by the Union.Arrangement note: Series V. Glass slides

Lake Mohave Resort Inc. Typeset on the back of card: "Lake Mojave Resort Inc. Fishing year round - Water skiing at its best - Camp grounds - Trailer park - Motel - Restaurant - Cocktail Lounge - Tackle - Boats and Motors. Davis Dam Star Route - Kingman, Arizona. E. H. Pratt, Mgr. Phone 754-8211."

Aerial photograph of central Las Vegas, with a blank property area planned for the International Hotel. The photograph, looking north to south, covers the area from Sahara Avenue south to McCarran Airport, Maryland Parkway west to the Strip. The following locations are labeled: Nevada Southern University, McCarran Airport, The Tropicana Hotel and Golf Course, the Dunes Hotel and Golf Course, the Flamingo Hotel, Caesars Palace, Castaways, the Sands Hotel, the Frontier Hotel, the Silver Slipper, the Stardust, the Hotel and Golf Course, the Landmark Tower Plaza, the Riviera,the Thunderbird, the Sahara Hotel, El Rancho Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Convention Center, International Golf Course and Hotel property, The Broadway and J.C. Penney's department stores (on the left) and Von Tobels Lumber.

From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425)

From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425)