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UNLV Libraries Collection of Desert Inn Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Desert Inn Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials (approximately 1954-1993) consists of newspaper clippings, show programs, press releases, "Guide to What's Happening NOW" magazines, and other promotional and publicity materials about the Desert Inn.
Archival Collection
Prencess Nelson Scrapbooks
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The Prencess Nelson Scrapbooks (approximately 1950-1979) consist of three scrapbooks documenting the career of Prencess Mayhall, a former showgirl and model. The scrapbooks contain photographs, newspaper clippings, magazine covers, and handwritten notes to Mayhall from various performers and models. Mayhall performed in a variety of shows in New York; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Los Angeles, California. She appears in photographs at a number of shows at the Thunderbird, Sands, and Frontier Hotels. Also included in the scrapbook is a 1954 American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) contract between Mayhall and Copacabana in New York, and photographs of Mayhall with entertainers including Red Skelton, Paul Anka, and Sammy Davis Jr. Prencess went by a number of names throughout her career, most commonly 'Prencess Mayhall' while in New York, and 'Lee Temple' while performing at the Sands Hotel.
Archival Collection
Bill Hughes Photographs
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The Bill Hughes Photographs (approximately 1980-2012) contains negatives, slides, prints, proofs, and born digital images created by local photographer and photojournalist Bill Hughes for publications including Las Vegas CityLife, Las Vegas Business Press, Las Vegas Weekly, as well as commercial clients. A portion of prints in the collection consist of modeling photographs Hughes took as part of his business. The digital images represent a variety of clients, and feature local bands, DJs, and performers in nightclubs and bars on the Strip and downtown Las Vegas. Also included in digital files are portraits, artistic photographs and self-portraits, and material used for Las Vegas Weekly, CityLife, and Business Press.
Archival Collection
Recognition: Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels created by U.S. War Department, 1943
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Earl Rockwell Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Buffalo Bill's Wild West booklet, 1895
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Earl Rockwell Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
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"Land of Sunshine" magazine, vol. IX no. 3, 1898 August
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Earl Rockwell Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
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Southern Nevada Telephone Co. directory, 1950 April
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Earl Rockwell Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
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Ray's New Practical Arithmetic book, 1877
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Earl Rockwell Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
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The New Testament inscribed to Earl Rockwell "from your teacher, Miss Buckley" in 1903, 1902
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Earl Rockwell Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
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Pocket-sized The New Testament with snap case, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Earl Rockwell Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
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