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Duncan, Ruby, 1932-
Ruby Duncan was born in Tallulah, Louisiana on June 7, 1932. Her parents passed away when Duncan was three years old and she spent the remainder of her youth living with various relatives in and around Tallulah. Duncan started work at the Ivory Plantation at an early age, only going to school part-time. She quit school to work full-time as a waitress and later a barmaid. Duncan left Tallulah for Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952 to live with her aunt near Henderson, Nevada.
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Photograph of Gene Krupa, Louis Armstrong and James Stewart, circa 1954
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of Gene Krupa, Louis Armstrong and James (Jimmy) Stewart, all featured in the Universal-International Motion Picture, "The Glenn Miller Story." Associated Booking Corp. logo at lower right.
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Photograph of Jack Heller and Count Basie, 1966
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of "Jackie and Basie." Stamped on back: Las Vegas News Bureau Las Vegas, Nevada Convention Center, 13062, Don English, Joe Buck, John Cook, Jerry Abbott, Milt Palmer, Terry Todd.
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Photograph of the rear of the new Operation Life Building, 600 West Owens, Las Vegas, Nevada, late 1980s
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Archival Collection
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Exterior view of the rear of the Operation Life building at 600 West Owens Avenue.
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Black and white photograph of the staff (mostly housekeeping) at the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, ca. 1950
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Archival Collection
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Group photograph of the staff outside the Thunderbird Hotel. The marquee shows "Mel Torme, The Stuarts, The Romanos, Gil Johnson, Dansations, and the Al Jahns Orch[estra]."
Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.): 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Script for The Nat "King" Cole Show, September 10, 1957 (show #10)
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Archival Collection
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Script for taping of the Nat King Cole show at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, on September 10, 1957. The show featured appearances by Ella Fitzgerald, the Four Lads, and Anthony Morelli.
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Script for The Nat "King" Cole Show, September 24, 1957 (show #12)
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Archival Collection
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Script for taping of the Nat King Cole show at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, on September 24, 1957. The show featured appearances by Gogi Grant and the Dunhills.
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